What a difference a year makes. Last January, just ahead of the 2020 state legislative session, Monongalia County Health Department implored our state legislators not to weaken West Virginia’s vaccination […]
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Premier Nissan to open new showroom
MORGANTOWN — Andrew Cognac, owner of Premier Nissan at University Town Centre in Morgantown, has one simple is rule. You can’t live in fear. And like any business owner trying […]
Quick response team stands vigilant against the forgotten epidemic of addiction
MORGANTOWN — While you were busy fretting over the latest COVID-19 news, opiates killed. As you feverishly Tweeted about a stranger wearing a mask incorrectly, someone’s daughter slid a needle […]
W.Va. lawmakers, Sierra Club comment on Biden’s slate of climate orders
MORGANTOWN – Among the torrent of executive actions that have poured out of President Biden’s office during his first 10 days are five on climate change. The Dominion Post asked […]
Do Black lives matter to Congress?
The death of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led members of Congress to try to mandate basic changes in police practices nationwide. But partisan and presidential-election […]
Just say it: Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
by Kenneth Shouler Hank Aaron’s death Jan. 22 brought forth a steady stream of highlights, respectful reflections and revelations about his baseball career. But one revelation was missing. We waited […]
Language changes eroded U.S. democracy
by Martin Puchner Victor Klemperer, a literary scholar, saw the Nazi era begin in the subtlest of ways, through a shift in language. Trained to examine linguistic nuances, he noticed […]
WVU sued for alleged discrimination, retaliation
A former West Virginia University employee claims she was retaliated against after asking for an investigation into misuse of funds by the Mountaineer Maniacs and reporting what she believed was […]
Winning bid: Auctioneer gavels in parade for parents’ 70th anniversary
Joe R. Pyle didn’t have to do any fast-talking when he first put the idea up for bid. But that’s what he did, because that’s what he does. “I say […]
Local U.S. attorney elected to HIDTA board
The United States Attorney responsible for Monongalia County was unanimously elected as vice-chief of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area executive board. HITDA has been beneficial to West Virginia […]
