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New recruitment program seeks to address teacher shortage
Amid teacher shortages across the state, the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative (WVPEC), in partnership with West Virginia University and the West Virginia Department of Education, is spearheading a program […]
As PEIA bill moves to brink of House passage, union leaders air concerns
CHARLESTON — Union leaders gathered on the front steps of the House of Delegates to push back on a bill affecting insurance for public employees, but the bill lines up […]
Teammates, others lobby for UHS lacrosse player Jillian Benn to remain a Hawk
There is no “I” in team, as your granddad’s coach used to love saying, back when the patriarch was a kid suiting up for the game. In the present day, […]
Haley’s ‘test’ idea a nonstarter, but America has aged leadership issue
How convenient that presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s proposed mental-competency test for politicians would kick in at age 75 — just below the age of her only other announced Republican opponent, […]
Looking for reason in the wrong places
by Gene Collier Audience research done by Fox News might be the most sophisticated data-wrangling operation on the planet, but you can be justifiably skeptical that it can separate its […]
Origins of COVID the latest ‘conspiracy theory’ proved right
by Joe Battenfeld A report that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a lab in China is the latest former right wing “conspiracy theory” that’s gaining traction and undermining trust in […]
Former NBA player wants to slam-dunk stuttering
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was quite calm in his own skin Friday afternoon as he ambled to the front of a classroom in WVU’s Applied Human Sciences Building. Perched in the seats, […]
The original streetscape, Wall Street once again a topic of downtown discussion
Morgantown — Before Pleasant Street or Walnut Street, there was Wall Street. The original streetscape project. In 1994 it was dubbed “a street to build on” and “the cornerstone for […]
Senate insulin copay cap bill sparks long House debate, citing fears of premium hikes
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic […]
