A couple years ago, I picked some small willow branches (more like twigs) and leaves when a family member was battling a persistent fever. I knew willow bark contained the […]
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Delegates pass religious freedom bill
After two hours of debate, West Virginia delegates passed a bill “relating to forbidding government limitations on exercise of religion.” Discussion on the House floor sprawled across how far religious […]
Tax cut bill is now in House hands
CHARLESTON — The state Senate passed a broad-ranging tax bill in a flash on Saturday. Now it’s in the hands of the House of Delegates, which could take a little […]
Real journalists must have access to Capitol footage
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is supposed to work for the American people first and his party second. Fox News conspiracy-monger Tucker Carlson isn’t supposed to be anywhere on that list. […]
Today’s debt ceiling will become tomorrow’s dreaded debt bomb
by Karl W. Smith As disconcerting as the U.S.’s current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts this month, it […]
History forecasts inevitable major war
by John M. Crisp Our future is foreshadowed by our past, and few human activities have shaped our history more than our near-irresistible compulsion to fight each other. War is […]
One arrested after stabbing at storage unit
One man is in custody and another in the hospital after an alleged attempted murder at the 24/7 storage units off of Smithtown Road on Sunday. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s […]
MUB management of Westover utilities must include stormwater infrastructure
If the Morgantown Utility Board is going to manage Westover’s sanitary sewer system, it needs control of the city’s stormwater system as well. Leadership from both MUB and the city […]
Senate Finance quickly passes locality pay bill for state employees, school personnel
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee flashed through a locality pay bill Monday afternoon, passing it without any discussion or debate. SB 593 opens by stating the problem. Certain areas […]
Mon Schools signs partnership with Pierpont Community and Technical College
Two signatures equal 100 students. And, that many jumpstarted careers, administrators with Monongalia County Schools and Pierpont Community and Technical College said Monday morning. The partnership now made official with […]
