by Rod Sims and Anya Schiffrin The California Assembly recently voted in favor of journalism by supporting the proposed California Journalism Preservation Act (Assembly Bill 886), which would require social […]
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Who deserves welfare? That’s the wrong question
by Kathryn Anne Edwards The latest deal to avert a U.S. government default, with its new work requirements for welfare programs, illustrates a fundamental flaw in America’s social safety net: […]
Children’s Hospital patients “shake it off” thanks to generous donation
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans from all over the tri-state region are gathering this weekend at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh for a two-night stop on the music icon’s Eras Tour. […]
MUB turns focus to Don Knotts facility, looks to eliminate on-site meter reading
MORGANTOWN — With a $101 million upgrade to the Star City Wastewater Treatment Plant and the construction of a $50 million, 370-million-gallon reservoir both ending in recent months, you might […]
Former Justice Warren McGraw dies
CHARLESTON — Former Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw died Wednesday. He was 84. A public servant for more than 50 years, Justice McGraw most recently was a circuit judge in […]
Longtime WVU health research leader reflects on career she never expected
Laura Gibson’s 31-year career at West Virginia University has spanned various roles including mentor, science researcher and top-level administrator. However, none of those were what she ever anticipated when she […]
Don’t miss the W.Va. Day party downtown
As reported by The Dominion Post on Sunday, Main Street Morgantown announced the return of the annual West Virginia Birthday Party, commemorating the state’s 160th birthday, to downtown. The event […]
Council considers contracting building inspector
KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members are considering hiring Trenton Cooper, a building code inspector from Elkins. If hired, he would be contracted by job and would not receive insurance […]
MPO gets update on Exit 155, approves scope of downtown study
MORGANTOWN — The opening phase of construction on a new I-79 Exit 155 is one year away. Megan O’Reilly, director of external relations with WestRidge, explained as much during Thursday’s […]
Sizing up Ukraine’s counteroffensiveis difficult in the fog of war
by Daniel DePetris After months of speculation about when Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive will begin, we now have an answer: right now. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, many of them […]
