The Dominion Post reported Monday that Westover’s insurer settled two lawsuits alleging police brutality. The suit on behalf of William Cox — who says he was kicked, […]
Editorials
GOP couldn’t stop KBJ, but they tried
Yesterday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate, in a 53-47 vote, to take over for Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires this summer. It […]
Women belong in sports — and in coaching positions
Of the 16 teams under the West Virginia University athletics umbrella, there were only two female head coaches: Nikki Izzo-Brown, who heads the women’s soccer team, and […]
New factory to bring jobs, but will they be good ones?
Few things get West Virginians more excited than news that a new industry is coming to the state — and bringing jobs with it. Earlier this month, […]
A war fought with tanks and bombs and Russian lies
As the saying goes, when someone shows you who they are, believe them. And Russia has shown itself, on numerous occasions now, to be a habitual liar. […]
Give gov’t agencies the power to protect us
In 1999, Rob Bilott, an environmental lawyer who had built his career defending large corporations took on the case of a Parkersburg farmer, Wilbur Tennant, whose cattle […]
$1M mark met on M-SNAP’s quest to help area animals
In 2021, the Mountaineer Spay Neuter Assistance Program (known more commonly as M-SNAP), reached a major milestone: The program had given out $1 million worth of vouchers […]
Women in history
There’s a tongue-in-cheek joke that occasionally circulates on the internet: What did Watson and Crick discover? Rosalind Franklin’s notes. Franklin’s work in physical chemistry and X-ray diffraction […]
Leave it better than you found it
It seems BOPARC, the Morgantown Utility Board and the City of Morgantown have finally come to an agreement regarding remediation efforts in White Park. The consensus is […]
After-school program will make a difference
The Dominion Post recently reported the Preston County Youth Center opened an after-school program, which is staffed by volunteers and already has plans to expand. The program’s […]
