KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools changed t’s COVID-19 protocols Monday, effectively removing its mask mandate. The Board of Education unanimously voted to follow the most recent West Virginia Department of […]
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Jackson is an accomplished jurist who should win Republican confirmation votes
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first-ever Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. That matters. President Joe Biden should make no apologies for promising to nominate […]
Trump’s adulation for Putin gone too far
by LZ Granderson I enjoy reading books about former presidents. One of my favorites is 2012’s “The Presidents Club” by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. It’s a peek into the […]
We can win this Cold War, too
by Jay Ambrose Some years ago, when I was editor of a now-defunct newspaper in El Paso, Texas, my wife and I bought a house with a deteriorated, spider-filled, filthy, […]
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MON SHERIFF’S Martin, David Lee, 43, of Maidsville, possession, Feb. 24, Deputy Alexander. Hartley, Kaleb Aaron, 29, of Morgantown, possession, Feb. 26, Deputy Schubert. STATE POLICE Morton, Brian Edward, 51, […]
Two wristwatches and lots of resolve: Morgantown’s Ukrainian community talks about the fighting back home
For the past five days, Serhii Bahdasariants has been walking around WVU and Morgantown with two wristwatches. The one on his right wrist is set to Ukrainian time. “I’m looking […]
Crittenton Services, Lauren’s Wish, Catholic Charities join agencies at Hazel’s House of Hope
MORGANTOWN — An addiction triage center, a behavioral health provider and the largest private social service agency in West Virginia are adding their names to the roster of agencies making […]
House considers second locality pay bill
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates is working a second locality pay bill in the final weeks of the legislative session. The House Finance Committee originated and passed a bill […]
What does the evidence say about universal pre-kindergarten?
by Tracy C. Miller With the “Build Back Better” legislation stalled in the Senate, President Joe Biden is now considering smaller bills that include important parts of the plan, such […]
Something gun-controlling California and the gun lobby can both agree on
by George Skelton If the U.S. Supreme Court had heeded a gun lobby warning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wouldn’t be pushing Texas copycat legislation aimed at the firearms industry. The […]
