Sen. Joe Manchin drew a bead on optimism Monday. The Democrat lawmaker from West Virginia told reporters that a heralded, bipartisan bill announced the day before on Capitol Hill could […]
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Volunteer drivers needed for Morgantown Area Meals on Wheels
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger In 1973, Morgantown Area Meals on Wheels began its first deliveries with just three people and five meals. Since then, they’ve grown significantly and done a world […]
Woman charged with battery on a government employee after biting transport officer
A Marion County woman was charged with battery on a government employee after allegedly shoving and biting a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department transport officer. According to a criminal complaint, on […]
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra still hitting crescendos — even with COVID picking the key
Forget air guitar. A lot of “air-conducting” was commencing in the seats of the Metropolitan Theatre on a bright spring morning some years ago in downtown Morgantown. It wasn’t hard […]
More than 7,000 West Virginians dead of COVID
Of the more than a million Americans who have died because of COVID-19, 7,001 were West Virginians. Gov. Jim Justice announced the “milestone that none of us want to celebrate […]
Progressive DA is out, which will solve no problems
Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin lost his recall election in a landslide last Tuesday. And yes, that absolutely is a commentary on how quickly consensus on the need […]
Supreme Court once more weakens protections for violated rights
by Erwin Chemerinsky Rights only have meaning if there are remedies when they are violated, but the Supreme Court last Wednesday once more limited the ability of injured individuals to […]
‘Real’ conservatives are about 30 years too late
Where were you when we needed you? That’s my blanket response to a persistent trickle of emails from readers who keep asking me to, in effect, stop using the word […]
Hospital challenges mount as costs, inflation rise
by Jim Kaufman For over two years since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia’s hospitals and their physicians, nurses, caregivers and teams have been on the front lines […]
June 12 letters to the editor
‘Good guys with guns’ didn’t stop shooter Nineteen “good guys with guns” were totally unable to stop the systematic slaughter of 21 innocent people, 19 of whom were screaming, terrified […]
