Phase out personal income tax responsibly Recent political discussion topics have encompassed the policy proposal from state legislators to abolish the personal income tax in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice […]
Latest News
A crooked Christmas tree for a crooked year
by ML Cavanaugh Our Christmas tree has a knee. “A crooked tree for a crooked year” was my sales pitch when we spotted the bent ponderosa pine on the snowy […]
An economist shares thoughts on the coal economy
by Michael J. Hicks I started my academic career in coal country, working in an economic research center at Marshall University in West Virginia. It was exciting work that touched […]
Stop dismissing all vaccine skeptics as anti-science
by Kira Ganga Kieffer Infection and death rates caused by COVID-19 are raging, but the rollout of the vaccines brings new hope that the pandemic will end and we will […]
Russian hack is no small thing
by Jay Ambrose This is the 21st century, so far a frightening age, and we’ve just had an act of modernistic war, a hacking attack through which Russia now knows […]
‘Five Golden Rings’
Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with DIY crafts By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com While Christmas day has come and gone, the holiday season is not yet over. We are only three […]
What is lightning and why does it occur?
Does lightning ever strike the same place more than once? Well, the CN Tower in Toronto is hit by lightning about 75 times per year. In 2011, the tower was […]
Clean ups find excess of trash needing disposal
Tires, litter, dump sites among issues in need of solutions KINGWOOD — Dilapidated buildings, rails-to-trails, illegal dumpsites, litter and tires. Preston County Litter Officer Jay Sowers said each of these […]
Council discusses pay raise for members
“These kinds of positions should be accessible to everybody,” Morgantown Mayor Ron Dulaney said while discussing pay for members of Morgantown City Council. “I don’t think blue-collar employees or hourly […]
Awarding a rewarding tradition
The award of longevity in agriculture given to 2 farms By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com This year, two farms received awards for longevity in agriculture from the Monongahela Conservation District of the […]
