It can be a tough world out there for kids. And that’s not counting the threats of gun violence in schools or the angst that comes from just simply being […]
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March 24 letters to the editor
Former ‘library kid’ will support levy in May I was a library kid instead of a latchkey kid. There was a 30-minute difference between the end of my school day […]
Guest essay: A world without suicide starts with our youths
by Megan N. Wilmoth If you thought you could save your teenager or young adult loved one from taking their own life, wouldn’t you do just about anything? If we […]
Guest essay: Childcare advocates unite amid legislative failure
by Tiffany Dawn Gale The West Virginia Legislature’s recent failure to pass any childcare bills, including the crucial House Bill 4797 aimed at reforming reimbursement for childcare providers, has dealt […]
The U.S. is at its best when it learns from its mistakes
by Kevin Frazier Learning from your mistakes isn’t just something that applies to your personal life — it’s a core lesson of political science. Ten years before the Framers of […]
Aging comes with stigma. Let’s admire the defiant
by Christine Ledbetter Who do you want to be when you grow old? Increasingly, senior citizens decide to keep working, including the two front-runners for the 2024 presidential election. Because […]
Nearly 90,000 free trips on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route in 2023
MORGANTOWN — Without an agreement in place by the June 30 end of the fiscal year, free rides on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route will end and the normal 75-cent […]
The Ferry House to act as a ‘creative conduit’ for the community
Prior to the construction of the first Star City Bridge in 1951, residents crossed the Monongahela River by ferry. Following the bridge’s construction and the declining need for the ferry, […]
Joseph Beatty
Joseph Beatty, 88 of Morgantown, passed away peacefully Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home with his loving family at his side.Born Aug. 24, 1935, on Mabel Hill, in Dilliner […]
One job: 50 hoops; WVU researchers unveil database showing how trade licensing laws vary across nation
MORGANTOWN — An audiologist, a barber, an electrician or a massage therapist may do more or less the same job in any of the 50 states. But they’ll have to […]
