by Byron York The headline from a new Des Moines Register-NBC News poll of Iowa is that former President Donald Trump still has a big lead in the Republican race. […]
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Nov. 5 letters to the editor
Schools can’t always offer career readiness In the letter to the editor “Schools should offer better career readiness” (DP-10-22-23), the author says the schools of West Virginia should up their […]
Fates of Israel, Palestinians are inextricably bound together
by Daniel Bral War and conflict are almost invariably zero-sum games. What makes war so unforgiving, even oddly unifying, is that there is a shared experience of irreparable pain, loss, […]
We treat mass shootings like natural disasters
by Peter Hanink America witnessed yet another mass shooting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, this time in the small city of Lewiston, Maine. While people were shocked by the scale and […]
Will media get coverage of the crisis in Israel and Gaza right? It depends on the editors
by Jonah Goldberg If you ask most people, including most journalists, what the job of the press is, they will reasonably respond with a number of high-minded cliches: “report the […]
Where have all the pianos gone? No one has time for them anymore
by Inna Faliks The students have too many activities and academic deadlines, the Montessori school principal informed me. This is not a good time for piano recitals, and the piano […]
Public raises concerns about Lake Lynn Generation’s stewardship of Cheat Lake Park, other public areas
MORGANTOWN – The public remains skeptical of Lake Lynn Generation/Eagle Creek Renewable Energy’s proposal to remove 307.1 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection. Among the complaints voiced at the […]
Appalachian cuisine feeds a monstrous hunger in West Virginia board game
It all started with Moth Man and a Tudor’s Biscuit World biscuit for local board game developer Lonely Hero Games’ second project. Lonely Hero Games is the brainchild of West […]
Body of missing Morgantown woman found
BRUCETON MILLS — The body of a Morgantown woman missing since Oct. 3 was found in Preston County Saturday afternoon. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer announced the discovery in a […]
Healthy Kids Inc., Mon County Center creating a model food hub
MORGANTOWN — When former Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins pitched the idea to include an industrial community kitchen as part of the Mon County Center, he likely didn’t envision that […]
