Three men are facing felony drug charges after Mon Metro Drug Task Force investigators found large amounts of methamphetamine inside a Monongalia County residence. On Jan. 19, task force agents […]
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MON SHERIFF Fields, James R., 35, petit larceny, Jan. 19, Deputy Alexander. Jenkins Jr., Daniel B., 21, domestic battery, Jan. 18, Deputy Alexander. Flowers, Rebecca, 25, obstructing, Oct. 7, Deputy […]
State Senate advances bill to reduce unemployment benefits period, set work-search criteria to House of Delegates
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate advanced its unemployment benefits bill — decreasing the number of weeks and establishing job-search criteria — to the House on Monday. Three Republicans joined two […]
How much is finally enough?
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., quickly became a global punchline when his multiple, contradictory misrepresentations of his background were revealed after he was elected in November. But there’s nothing funny about […]
Body positivity has boomed. But thinness never went away
by Samhita Mukhopadhyay I remember the first time I walked into a United Colors of Benetton store when I was 12 years old at the Woodbury Commons outlet mall. The […]
Are charges excessive for Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting?
by Nicholas Goldberg Of course Alec Baldwin shouldn’t receive special treatment because he’s famous. He shouldn’t be treated, as the district attorney in Santa Fe, N.M., put it, as if […]
Karen and Mared: Morgantown man who got police interested again in the case of the murdered coeds is still hoping for justice — 53 years later
That’s how it works, during these sad searches. You put one foot in front of the other, in gridded-out moves, like a game of chess. Clear one quadrant, one thicket, […]
Jan. 22 letters to the editor
Thanks for making MLK Day event a success On behalf of the Community Coalition for Social Justice, I want to thank everyone who made our 17th Annual Martin Luther King […]
Guest essay: Warner will fight for West Virginia
by Mac Warner On Jan. 13, The Dominion Post inexplicably attacked my gubernatorial campaign announcement, where I said the governor of West Virginia needs to protect our citizens, our businesses […]
GOP’s deficit reduction a cynical performative gesture
by Jonah Goldberg For several years now, I’ve been told that the old consensus of fiscal conservatism and limited government was dead. So, you might think I’m delighted by the […]
