COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When the new college football redshirt rule was adopted by the NCAA in June 2018, there really wasn’t a negative word you could say about it. […]
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October is the ideal time to get a flu vaccine
It’s almost October. Have you thought about scheduling your flu vaccine yet? Monongalia County Health Department’s Clinical Services will begin administering vaccines for influenza on Tuesday. You can call 304-598-5119 […]
Celebrating Buckwheat season is a Preston County tradition
Buckwheat season is upon us. This week, folks will dig into traditional buckwheat cakes and sausage, watch King Buckwheat and Queen Ceres float by in the parade, admire one another’s […]
We still don’t know what this West Virginia team is, but if you’re winning, that’s A-OK
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After West Virginia’s 17-point win a week ago against N.C. State, there was cautious optimism that the Mountaineers had finally figured it out. It wasn’t a […]
How does nanotechnology revolutionize the world?
Physicist Richard Feynman is the father of nanotechnology. A nanometer is 10-9, or a billionth, of a meter. Nano is Greek for the word dwarf. There are 25,400,000 nanometers in […]
Column: Kansas backfield should be feared if you’re West Virginia
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Kansas has long been the game on the Big 12 slate that was easy to ignore. The Jayhawks haven’t had a winning season in over a decade, […]
Shaking up interest in rattlesnakes
Gold and blue, cardinals, rhododendrons and black bears are some of what we associate with our state. I just learned that our state reptile is the timber rattlesnake. I’ve been […]
West Virginia offensive line finally figures it out against N.C. State
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When it was announced pregame that West Virginia starting guards Josh Sills and Mike Brown were both out of Saturday’s game against N.C. State, there likely […]
What is a SIM card?
If you have a cellphone, you may know that you need a SIM card or the phone won’t work. But what exactly is the SIM card, and why do our […]
Pain often absent in presence of eye issues
Q: My mother just had a retinal detachment, requiring emergency eye surgery. She is doing pretty well, but we are baffled how this could happen and she had no pain […]
