I never saw an episode of “Friends,” but that is probably because I am from the television era that began with black-and-white pictures and television screens so small you had […]
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Mon Health scores a B, Ruby a C in latest Leapfrog hospital safety grades
MORGANTOWN – After taking a dip last spring, Mon Health Medical Center’s Leapfrog Hosptial Safety Grade returned to a B this fall. WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hosptial held steady […]
Westover residents find poisoned cats, police investigating
A group of Westover residents are expressing outrage after a growing number of community cats have been found dead, all showing signs they may have been poisoned. While it is […]
Of NASCAR and case law: Darris Summers remembers Judge Stone
At the old Smithton Speedway, it wasn’t uncommon for drivers to be both judge and jury – by way of their fists – depending upon how much quarter-panel paint may […]
Freezing food keeps bellies full after harvest season
Over the last two months I’ve spent a lot of my spare time putting up food. It brings me joy now and through the colder months and provides locally grown […]
Mon County Judge Robert Stone dies at 79
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia announced Monday the death of Senior Status Judge Robert B. Stone. Stone served as a circuit judge in Monongalia County for 24 […]
Forest fires rage across the state
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The low humidity, warmer temperatures, and the steady wind in recent days has turned the West Virginia forest and the new leaf litter on the […]
PEIA talks begin around state
CHARLESTON — PEIA’s Finance Board is going around the state for conversations about what many public employees will likely consider bad news, a 10% premium increase for the coming year. […]
Fed is right to stay the course on interest rates
Last week, the Federal Reserve did the right thing by leaving well enough alone, keeping the benchmark interest rate at about 5.4%. With the acute pressure that the board and […]
Science could finally discover aliens. What does that mean?
by Adam Frank Are we alone? Is life around us a cosmic accident that only happened once on this lonely planet, making human beings the only technological civilization anywhere? Or […]
