Summer? What summer? Greg Dausch gave a little laugh Thursday morning as he pulled himself away from his computer monitor to talk about his most-favorite season of all. That would […]
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Justices agree on dividing the country
by Clive Crook It tells you a lot about the U.S. Supreme Court, and the state of the country, that only one of its nine justices appears to have given […]
Progress has lurched backward
This is not just another setback. Anyone who’s lived long enough has seen the Supreme Court issue a ruling they didn’t like. This is not that. No, what made the […]
Mon Commission receives $21 million EMS levy proposal
MORGANTOWN — Mon EMS is asking the Monongalia County Commission to place a four-year levy worth just over $21 million before the county’s voters in November. Executive Director Forest Weyen […]
University Police implement new incentives for potential recruits
The West Virginia University Police Department is sweetening the pot for potential new officer recruits with some new incentives going into place starting in July. UPD Chief Sherry St. Clair […]
DHHR readies for national 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline, starting July 16
MORGANTOWN — The state Department of Health and Human Resources said Wednesday that it continues moving forward to be ready when the nation moves to an easy-to-remember 988 National Suicide […]
Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies
Somebody’s gotta take out those pillboxes. That’s what the officer said, as he spied the smoke from the machine-gunners dug into the rock and sand. See ‘em? They’re right there. […]
Mon schools: Coaching the coaches is a good idea
WVU women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit was center court for a time during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. Her star-turn came courtesy of video snippets […]
Can companies cover abortion travel?
by Stephen L. Carter With Roe v. Wade no longer the law of the land, women seeking abortions will soon start traveling. Could a state punish an employer for covering […]
Skirting the issue: Appeals court rules on charter dress code
In the 1950s when television was in black and white, as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, […]
