EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that originally ran May 26, 2020. Today, some people will hold somber remembrances, while others will gather for cook-outs and fun. […]
Editorials
As you graduate …
Area high schools have been sending off their graduates with much pomp and circumstance this weekend. So we have some words for them: Life is a journey with many destinations. […]
Thank you, EMS
Today marks the last day of the 50th EMS Week — a celebration of emergency medical responders and their work. Like many first responders, EMS workers — including paramedics and […]
Exhibit remembers the women who made W.Va. history
Through May 31, The West Virginia and Regional History Center will be displaying the exhibit “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection” on the sixth floor of […]
DSF Stop saga gets taken to next level
Last year, David Beard reported on the Dunbar School Foundation Stop program — a saga of accusations, denials and government review. We recently learned that, after roughly two years of […]
Special session could’ve been worse, could’ve been better
We have mixed feelings about the special session that ended Tuesday. It could have been worse (à la long, expensive ones of the past), but it could also have been […]
MPO should say no to WVDOT refund request
The West Virginia Department of Transportation wants to take back money that it promised for the Exit 155 reconstruction. The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board should tell it […]
One-third of voters decided our future
For better or worse, the first of this year’s elections is now behind us. And voter turnout was disappointingly low. We could throw a bunch of numbers at you, but […]
The real cost of coal for West Virginia
When the Environmental Protection Agency announced its new carbon emission rules for coal-fired plants, there were a lot of numbers that got thrown around — and quite a few that […]
Meanwhile, in Morgantown …
City takes panhandling law off the books Last week, the Morgantown City Council voted to repeal a 2005 panhandling law that is the basis for a federal lawsuit against the […]
