A 1% municipal sales tax and five code enforcement matters are included in the city of Westover’s application for the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Program. On Monday, Westover City […]
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New American Legion commander: Family helping family is the mission
Mission … continued. That’s the word from the newest commander of the West Virginia American Legion, who said Monday he won’t break ranks in his advocacy of the Mountain State’s […]
Justice leads Mooney in Senate campaign 2nd quarter fundraising, but Mooney ahead overall
MORGANTOWN – The 2024 primary election is still 10 months away (May 14), but rival Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney are touting their fundraising. […]
Sikora: County pushing forward while state compiles broadband data
MORGANTOWN — Rene Gonzales, the senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for Lit Communities, said the $1.2 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) dollars coming to […]
Corporations are evolving with the times. Former GOP allies aren’t
Remember when Republicans would boldly stand up to any attempts to tell capitalists how to run their businesses? The GOP still claims to be the pro-business party, but you wouldn’t […]
Banning gov’t officials from talking to Big Tech is no win for free speech
by Suzanne Nossel A couple weeks ago, a federal judge banned communications between large parts of the federal government and social media platforms. The case was brought by two Republican […]
We must expand definition of masculinity for white, cisgender men
by Kevin Roy There is no shortage of concern about the opioid abuse and mass shootings and toxic anger perpetrated by men. And there is no shortage of politicians and […]
July 16 letters to the editor
How can anyone still deny climate change? In light of the unusual weather that has been experienced all over the globe and, nearer to home, the floods, heatwaves, dangerous air […]
Guest essay: W.Va.’s flagship university is worth saving
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer The term “flagship” originally described the most important ship in a fleet of vessels. It’s also used to rate universities. Annually, several groups list one or […]
Calif. and Canada must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff
by Brian Merchant In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on […]
