Secretary of State Mac Warner claims “there was nothing secret or nefarious about” the February meeting of select Republican top election officials hosted by the Heritage Foundation and other right-wing […]
Editorials
Sen. Capito is right: Emergency mental health care needs help
We may not always see eye-to-eye with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, but we wholly agree with her that emergency mental health care needs reform, and we applaud her bipartisan legislation, […]
Are May primaries the perfect time for city elections?
Elections are still on our minds, with Morgantown’s council election just last week and Westover’s recent announcement it intends to move the town’s municipal election to coincide with May primaries. […]
Council and a manager or a mayor?
We would like to thank everyone who participated in our survey from last Sunday. We received 26 responses and eight comments. Only one person chose to have their response be […]
There shouldn’t be a special session for jail staffing crisis
There should not be a special session to address the jail staffing crisis. We don’t say this because we don’t support our state’s corrections officers. We say this because legislators […]
If Mon Power buys Pleasants, only the shareholders win
“So when the company makes money the profit all goes to the stockholders and management, but when they lose money (by not investing in new tech) they want bailout cash […]
When lies pay, and when they don’t
If we thought last week’s 11th-hour settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems was surprising, that was nothing compared to Monday’s shocking announcement that Tucker Carlson was fired from […]
Can change in city gov’t style attract voters?
On the eve of the eve of the city council election (which will be Tuesday), we find ourselves reflecting on Morgantown’s city government. The last couple years have been particularly […]
This Earth Day, combine concern with concrete action
Tomorrow is Earth Day — the one day of the year we set aside to actively think about ways we can maintain and improve our planet. In each of the […]
Can STEM school make space for arts?
On April 25, the Monongalia County Board of Education hopes to award a contract to build the highly anticipated new STEM school. The Renaissance Academy, as it will be […]
