The third-and-final readings of amendments to Westover’s city charter increasing the pay for the positions of mayor and city councilor are expected to be a part of Westover City Council’s […]
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Safe schools — across W.Va. and in Monongalia County
Martinsburg, the fast-growing town in West Virginia’s bustling Eastern Panhandle, is more urban these days than most communities across the Mountain State. Suburban, anyway — given its official Washington, D.C., […]
Hamas’ goal: Kill, create ‘permanent’ conflict with Israel
Former President Barack Obama has shamefully come down on the side of moral equivalence in the Middle East. He should know better. In an interview released Nov. 4, Obama implied […]
Trump promises power grabs and vengeance if he wins in 2024
by Jackie Calmes In the wake of this week’s terrifying news of the New York Times/Siena College polls showing Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden in must-win battleground states, keep […]
The ‘who’ and the ‘why’ of chronic student absenteeism are key
by Colyn Ritter As our country reflects on the decisions made to close schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe damage it did to students’ academic progress, it would […]
Mooney offers support for understaffed Hazelton workers
The cries of correctional officers and staff members at the Federal Corrections Complex (FCC) Hazelton are getting louder as they fight for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to act […]
Nov. 12 letters to the editor
Shocked by vitriol over warming shelter The neighborhood meeting at the Sabra UMC in Jerome Park on Monday, Nov. 6, was lively and spirited. I was shocked to see members […]
Guest essay: Manchin: ‘It has been the honor of my life to represent you’
by Joe Manchin It was a cold November morning just a week after my family’s store had burnt to the ground, losing the lives of four people, when tragedy struck […]
Guest essay: Achieving abortion justice, trans liberation in W.Va.
by Ash Orr On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization upheld a Mississippi law imposing a ban on […]
Guest essay: Trap, neuter and adopt — not release
by Teresa Chagrin Dozens of cats apparently suffered painful, terrifying deaths on the streets of Westover after someone may have poisoned them (“Westover residents find poisoned cats, police investigating,” DP-11-07-23). […]
