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Guest essay: The right to food is about more than free meals
by Cheryl Prichard and Josh Lohnes Have you ever been hungry? Not simply missing or being late for dinner but the hunger that gnaws away while you know that you […]
Halloween’s roots spookier than witches, candy bars
by Tok Thompson As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches show up in yards, windows and stores. […]
Contrary to rumor, Democrats are better at the economy
A gallon of regular gasoline that cost over $5 in June now goes for about $3.80. So let’s all thank Joe Biden for the lower gas prices. Little to do […]
Shiver me Twizzlers: The Jolly Rancher flies over Landing Drive
MORGANTOWN — Shiver me Twizzlers! A frightening frigate and her skeleton crew have dropped anchor off the coast of Morgantown. Atop her mast flies the Jolly Rancher and at the […]
Community Kitchen to offer dine-in hot lunch for first time since COVID
What’s behind that distinct red door at Trinity Episcopal Church on the corner of Willey and Spruce streets in downtown Morgantown? The answer is Community Kitchen, Inc., sometimes simply called […]
Dyslexic man who speaks multiple languages: ‘Your brain just works differently’
Plunk Bartley Mayhorn down anywhere in the world – then watch and listen. It’s quite likely the Morgantown man will be able to launch into a conversation – and not […]
Public Defender Corp. hoping to open before end of December
Monongalia County residents in need of legal representation will soon have easier access to a cost-effective, quality defense with a new Public Defender Corp. (PDC) location set to open in […]
Short-term fix for migration points to larger problem
The Biden administration continues to be overwhelmed at the southern border, and Venezuelans fleeing oppression and despair are an ongoing challenge. Their attempt to enter the U.S. in droves not […]
The unmaking of an October surprise
by Martin Schram Sometimes it takes a while for a journalist’s big-deal scoops to be confirmed, on the record. Here’s one about how a pol who was both famous and […]
