Last week, California added West Virginia to its list of places where state-funded travel is no longer permitted. In 2016, California lawmakers passed a ban on non-essential state employee travel […]
Editorials
Goodbye to Mooney?
CQ Roll Call revealed Rep. Alex Mooney, who represents West Virginia’s second congressional district in Washington, is under investigation for misspending campaign funds and improperly reporting required information in his […]
Celebrate the good; recognize the bad
“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but […]
Time to get Biden on board to save the Mylan plant
Back in April, the West Virginia Legislature passed HR 24, a resolution urging Gov. Jim Justice to form a task force that would petition President Biden to use the Defense […]
Former Ramada continues exciting changes into hub
As life in Morgantown chugs along, the former Ramada Inn is undergoing an exciting transformation. Although updates aren’t as frequent as we’d like, we are thrilled with all the progress […]
‘100-year’ floods don’t wait 99 years to come again
Torrential downpours Sunday, June 13 left buildings throughout Morgantown flooded, rivers and streams overflowing, and roads under water. People called it a “100-year flood.” Morgantown Utility Board spokesman Chris Dale […]
Absurdly unaffordable housing
The once-shameful stereotype of the 30-year-old living in their parents’ basement is now the norm for many young people, for a multitude of reasons: Crushing student loan debt (degrees no […]
Gerrymandering W.Va.: Pizza slices or salamanders?
The 2020 Census is complete, the results are due in September, the West Virginia Legislature has already announced appointments to the state’s redistricting committees and we can already foresee the […]
What’s the Republican Party so afraid of?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extended version of today’s editorial, containing additional information about what was in the For the People Act as well as additional quotes. For the shortened […]
Happy Pride to the L, G, B, T, Q and everyone in the ‘+’
Asexual: An individual who does not experience sexual attraction. Each asexual person experiences relationships, attraction and arousal differently. Bisexual: A person who acknowledges in themselves the potential to be attracted […]
