UPDATE: Elizabeth Randolph was found alive and safe in Ohio on Tuesday, according to a childhood friend. MORGANTOWN — Police are looking for two Morgantown area residents who each went […]
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A look at bills introduced Monday, Jan. 17
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Monday, Jan. 17. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4094, to provide a cost-of-living […]
Mon Commission taking another look at employee vaccination policy
Fully vaccinated. The definition of the phrase has changed over time. When the Monongalia County Commission adopted its employee vaccination policy last August, it meant one or two shots, depending […]
Gov. Justice returns after COVID bout, renews call for vaccines, boosters
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice returned to the Capitol on Monday following his bout with COVID-19 and talked a bit about this experience with the virus and renewed his call […]
Area sees some wrecks, despite lower-than-expected snow totals
MORGANTOWN — The weekend’s winter storm that had the possibility of leaving the area buried with up to a foot of snow took a more-mild turn in the Monongalia and […]
Dr. King’s false heirs
by Richard Holt Imagine two kids on a playground. These children play. They laugh. They are helping each other on the slides and sharing a sandwich for lunch. At 4 […]
The content of one’s character
by Barbara R. Arnwine and Daryl D. Jones This weekend we pause to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to interpret his words calling […]
Mixed messaging, reluctant leaders not helping COVID surge
The omicron surge couldn’t have come at a worse time. After two years of things like mask-wearing, fights over mask-wearing and constant risk calculation over mask-wearing, people are exhausted and […]
Guest essay: Restoring confidence in gov’t begins by restoring elections
by Mac Warner Restoring confidence in our government begins with confidence in our elections. Election confidence has two main components: transparency and process. Much of the recent focus has been […]
Jan. 16 letters to the editor
Greeting the new year with skepticism It is the time for looking forward to the coming year: Trepidation and dystopian? Optimism, even utopian? Fear, or longing for the return to […]
