MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee wrapped up its deliberations on the Senate bill to make Pierpont Community and Technical College a division of Fairmont State University – deliberations stretching […]
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Police pursuit ends in third DUI for Pennsylvania man
A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody on Sunday by Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies after a vehicle pursuit, resulting in a third DUI charge for the driver. The incident began […]
Manchin talks Ukraine, energy
MORGANTOWN — Putin’s war in Ukraine has made it clear the United States needs to become energy independent, Sen. Joe Manchin said in a call with reporters Monday. “We’ve got […]
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MON SHERIFF’S Christopher, Robert L., 50, of Cape Coral, FL, illegal entry, destruction of property, Mar. 5, Deputy Kuretza. Smith, Ashley Renee, 22, of Morgantown, burglary, Mar. 6, Deputy King. […]
Biden’s anti-inflation agenda is lacking
by Karl W. Smith In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden told Americans that he had a realistic plan for bringing down inflation. The agenda he laid […]
How can DeSantis, whose wife has cancer, bully strangers into unmasking?
by Fabiola Santiago Don’t listen to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a follower of debunked science. Keep that mask on indoors when social distancing isn’t possible and it’s prudent to do […]
Is long-overdue anti-lynching law finally heading for passage?
At last, Congress appears poised to designate lynching as a federal hate crime punishable with enhanced penalties. The House last month passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act with just three […]
March 6 letters to the editor
Newspaper critical of Trump but not Biden I read with interest the editorial “Russia wages war on more than Ukraine” (DP-02-26-22) and the obvious lies put forth by the Russians, […]
Did Biden make his case?
by Carl P. Leubsdorf President Joe Biden gave two distinct State of the Union speeches. The first one was better. Biden drew repeated bipartisan applause with a vigorous denunciation of […]
Men with criminal records could solve U.S. labor shortage
by Shawn D. Bushway and Jeffrey B. Wenger American employers are panicked about the lack of willing workers. They shouldn’t be. There are plenty of Americans who want to work. […]
