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Editorials
Justice will have to choose: D.C.or basketball?
In a recent press briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said he’s open to the idea of continuing to coach basketball if he wins the U.S. Senate seat. After […]
How to solve food insecurity: Stop trashing edible food
New York and California recently passed laws to keep edible foods out of landfills — and hopefully into the hands of hungry people. California’s law went into […]
Gov’t agencies, officials owe us more transparency
Gov. Jim Justice has made an art form out of speaking much but saying little, and his meaningless verbal abstractions were on full display at a news […]
DOH fails first test of winter
North-central West Virginia — Morgantown, in particular — ground to a halt yesterday as the last traces of Monday’s flurries mixed with below-freezing temperatures and early-morning snow […]
WVU oddly quiet on voluntary give-backs
West Virginia University has been strangely quiet about something that, from a public relations standpoint, it should be shouting from the rooftops. A few weeks ago, it […]
Editorial Encore: Gratitude should not be reserved for Thanksgiving
Practice being thankful for the good things — big and small — year-round It’s as much a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce: Naming […]
Don’t forget to shop local this holiday season
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and we know it’s asking a lot, but we’d like you to look ahead to the weekend. (You can save this editorial […]
Warming shelter pushback crossed the line
As we saw nights dip into freezing temperatures, we were so relieved that someone had stepped up to host the warming shelter that we offered our thanks […]
The importance of vaccinations
It’s late fall and all the seasonal illnesses are making their rounds: colds, flu, COVID, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses and infections. Unfortunately, modern […]