We have never held our tongue about  road condtions.. Criticism of the state Division of Highways has run unabated for decades here. Some of our critics claim we don’t do […]

It may be more an issue of reinforcing the state’s public education system, rather than reforming it. No, that’s not necessarily a call for filling the hundreds of vacancies in […]

Many declared the so-called “war on coal” over more than two years ago. But despite efforts by the Trump administration to end its losses and reinforce the coal industry, its […]

It’s tempting to issue a disclaimer. That is, any resemblance to another living politician,  is entirely coincidental and unintentional. But we won’t. And for the record, we believe no one […]

A couple of months ago we gave our city’s leaders some credit for not burying their heads in the sand. Today it looks like we should have recommended that they […]

The Morgantown Utility Board has always had its critics, for better or worse. But by and large, our newspaper is rarely one of them. It’s not because this public utility […]

So, the Republican-led Legislature may not demand a return to Senate Bill 451. That won’t settle any of the arguments, though. Nearly three months later, the debate over SB 451 […]

Roundabouts,  Emergency Road Assessments and W.Va. 26 paving, oh my. Much like driving, time seems to pass  at different speeds on different roads. No, not just the result of speed […]

The nature of government usually precludes it from righting wrongs in real time. Being deliberative, democratic and diligent results in time passing slowly, instead. That’s why we are always amazed […]

We were tempted to just stick to our guns about guns. In light of a legislative audit last week that reported our state government doesn’t know how many guns it […]