The West Virginia Republican Party clarified a statement that appeared in a Sunday story on campaign finances for GOP incumbents David McKinley and Alex Mooney, both running for the new […]
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Macron’s win is an opportunity for France and the EU
by Lionel Laurent In 2017, France bucked the populist trend by voting for Emmanuel Macron against europhobic Marine Le Pen. In 2022, it has done so again – just as […]
When GOP adopts Russia’s playbook
by Kurt Bardella The Republican Party has a clear vision for the future of the United States: one that’s white, Christian and fundamentally opposed to Western ideals of pluralism. These […]
Like in the 1970s, bad economic news haunts Biden
U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish […]
May 1 letters to the editor
Your vote does matter. Get out to the polls When was the last time you voted? “My vote doesn’t matter” is said too often and just isn’t true. It does […]
We need information literacy classes for students
by Victor Shi Fifty years ago, the national networks CBS, ABC and NBC dominated television screens in America and were the primary way voters obtained information: Each network, along with […]
Putin’s war and Russian identity
by Anastasia Edel “Russia is not Putin.” As a lecturer in Russian history, and an ex-Soviet Russian American, I have said these words many times. But now the treasures of […]
Angry parents are ruining youth sports
by Ben Sherwood As millions of kids in the U.S. return to fields and courts for spring sports, black eyes and bloody noses are returning too. This time the injuries […]
George Washington at the landfill: Recycle Right Morgantown to host composting workshop next month
It’s as easy as taking out the trash, Tom Basden says. And it couldn’t be better for the environment. Basden, a specialist with WVU Extension, is talking about composting, which […]
Arts taking center stage in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — The opportunity to see a live performance from a 16-time Grammy winner doesn’t come often. The opportunity to see a live performance from a 16-time Grammy winner for […]




