Beverly Martin, Cheat Lake The warm weather is finally here and the Morgantown area is beautiful and green with trees budding and flowering. What a shame that dead animals, particularly […]
Columns/Opinion
Hansen already working to diversity economy
Jamie Blake, Westover Every politician and every candidate says he or she wants to create jobs. Meet the one guy who’s actually been working to diversify the economy and create […]
Doesn’t matter if we’re born here or call it home
Shane Assadzandi, Morgantown This is a response to Richard Vaglienti’s April 30 column entitled “City’s lifers need to get in the game.” First, let’s immediately reject the notion that Morgantown […]
Spouse’s retirement funds given to others
Thomas E. Zinn, Morgantown I am a seventh-generation Morgantown native, born and raised here. I am 83 years old and retired from the military. I am a widower and have […]
Higher standards for pediatric mental health a must
By Amanda Shockey “It’s just a phase; he’ll grow out of it.” “She’s just being dramatic, ignore her.” “He is just being a teenager, give him some space.” Most are […]
Recent portrayals on screen of state an accurate picture
It’s easy to get the idea we don’t have anything good to say about our state. If it’s not the Division of Highways, it’s the Legislature. If not them, it’s […]
Flower-frailty and the passing beauty of spring
By Irene Marinelli “Spring drew on … and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night and left each […]
Why does hair turn gray?
By Vaageesha Das We, as humans, get older and older, until we die. It’s going to happen to all of us. Most of us will be lucky enough to get […]
GOP’s Senate candidates use debate to advantage
By Hoppy Kercheval Who knew what to expect in Tuesday’s debate among the three leading candidates for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate? This was, by far, the biggest […]
Counties’ caucus in DOH’s District 4 needs to keep eyes on improving road conditions
There’s always one in the bunch. But five of the six counties in the DOH’s District 4 speaking with one voice is not bad. On Monday, county commissioners from Doddridge, […]
