MON SHERIFFS Symenski, Donna Marie, 63, obstructing, disorderly conduct, Feb. 18, Deputy Thompson. Caraballo, Troy Geraldo, 19, possession, Feb. 17, Deputy Ayersman. Morgan, David Michael, 22, obstructing, Feb. 23, Deputy […]
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Candidates finalized for city’s April 25 ballot
The list of Morgantown City Council candidates who will appear on the ballot for the city’s April 25 election has been finalized. The ballot will include three incumbents, an unopposed […]
Senate sends outdoor alcohol area, health care, education bills to House
MORGANTOWN — Monday’s state Senate actions included booze, health care and schools. SB 534 began as a cleanup bill for some liquor legislation passed last year, but grew in committee […]
House Energy hearing on bill to expand PSC power over local ordinances draws just one speaker
MORGANTOWN — A Monday morning House public hearing on a bill to expand the powers of the Public Service Commission drew only one speaker. Maria Russo spoke for the West […]
Overturning press protections to avoid accountability
It may sound like common sense to say all Americans should have to meet the same standard of proof to win a defamation suit against a media outlet, but that’s […]
Why Israel is losing my support
by Nicholas Goldberg For many years I believed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fixable, that a final resolution could — and ultimately would — be found in the creation of two […]
Red state, blue state; some are large, one has Marge
by Gene Collier A lot of Americans can steer past Presidents Day without even noticing it, even if they find it suspiciously odd that there is no mail. But most […]
Feb. 26 letters to the editor
Gun rights elevated over responsibilities After several unsuccessful attempts, campus carry in West Virginia is close to becoming a reality. The right to bear arms, written into our Constitution, is […]
Ohio’s train derailment the real national security threat
by Brad Martin and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Earlier this month, a threat with potentially serious consequences for the long-term national security of the United States presented itself — and not in […]
Movies and music: Watching ‘Elvis’ film, visiting Graceland brought mom back to me
by Cathy Cassata At my mom’s wake in 2007, my siblings and I decided to play Elvis Presley’s music quietly in the background. We wanted her friends and family to […]
