by Jessica Karl “No, you’re doing it wrong. Your feet need to touch each other.” That was what my friend told me in the high school bathroom. It was 2013, […]
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Feb. 4 letters to the editor
Watchful eyes on worldwide elections The world is going to witness elections on a mass scale. Half the world’s population — about 4 billion people from more than 60 countries, […]
I got a flip phone and tried to get by without my smartphone
by Seth Lavin About three months ago, I bought a flip phone and turned off my smartphone for good. I am part of a trend — interest in old-fashioned flip […]
Society needs to take a breather
by Kevin Frazier Patience is a virtue. It’s a simple refrain I learned well in Mrs. Campbell’s class — rather than read the instructions on a pop quiz, I rushed […]
Contradictory diet advice makes healthy eating harder
by F.D. Flam ’Tis the season of wavering New Year’s resolutions. And 2024 might be an especially hard time to keep to a new diet because there are so many […]
A road rage horror story, a child’s murder and lessons for us all
by Robin Abcarian The killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on an Orange County freeway is a haunting and cautionary tale. The series of events that led to the death of […]
You whining about Taylor Swift at football games won’t break your kid. But it is a wasted opportunity
by Heidi Stevens Barring a cataclysmic event, like the flight from her Tokyo tour getting delayed, Taylor Swift is very likely to be at the Super Bowl cheering for her […]
New technology at Mon Health Medical Center saves life of Morgantown blood clot patient
MORGANTOWN – Everything came together to save the life of Mike Howell when he suffered a pulmonary embolism in early January. He got to Mon Health Medical Center emergency room […]
WVU’s Ali Rezai talks about Rockefeller Neuroscience’s groundbreaking ultrasound research and national media attention
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute recently received national media attention for its groundbreaking research in Alzheimer’s disease and drug addiction. We sat down last week and talked with RNI […]
EPA ruling on school bus purchases clarified
Forget sticker shock, Tony Harris said. That’s because $110,000 is still a bit of a steal for a new school bus these days. Especially one that runs on electric power […]



