by Kenneth Seeskin The governor of Louisiana just signed a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. There are two problems with this. The first and […]
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Animals are under fire from fireworks
by Melissa Rae Sanger One of my favorite destinations is our local Metropark. I love to find a quiet bench at dusk and listen to the symphony of owls and […]
Debt better than billion-dollar climate disasters
by Mark Gongloff There’s good debt and there’s bad debt. Good debt is a $465 million government loan for your fledgling electric-car company that helps it become the world’s biggest […]
(Return) road trip: MountainFest is coming back to Morgantown this week
Hear that? Thunder, off in the distance — and Mother Nature doesn’t have a thing to do with it. It’s MountainFest, throttling its way back to Morgantown. Make that, the […]
MCHD WIC’s Harrison County lead testing expands to Monongalia, Marion
With the growing popularity of a grant-funded lead-testing pilot program in Harrison County, Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (MCHD WIC) will be expanding the service into Monongalia […]
Granville exploring move onto county’s primary ballot
MORGANTOWN — The town of Granville is looking to follow Star City and Westover onto the county ballot. Granville Town Council will conduct a public hearing and vote on July […]
Mr. Putin goes to Pyongyang. We don’t like that show
Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots,” which ended its Broadway run last Sunday, tells the backstory of the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The author of “The Crown” sees the story […]
Court shows hypocrisy in Jan. 6 ruling
by Noah Feldman The conservative majority of the Supreme Court has held that a law that bars obstructing or impeding a federal proceeding doesn’t apply to the Jan. 6 attack […]
Biden flops, Trump lies and Dems face tough decisions on what comes next
by Lorraine Ali Where were President Joe Biden’s debate-enhancing drugs Thursday night, and more importantly, can his supporters access them now to dull memories of his weak performance during the […]
Three decades of friendship – chief deputies retire from Mon Sheriff’s Department
For more than three decades, Mark Ralston and Vance Lipscomb donned the uniform of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. They officially suited up for the last time on Friday, announcing […]
