Terra Alta ‘Wreaths’ event a success Once again the Terra Alta and Alpine Lake communities have come together to support the Wreaths Across America project. The recent spaghetti dinner was […]
Opinion
Guest essay: Not as simple as ‘trap, neuter, adopt’
by Stephanie Faulkiner As a member of the Monongalia County Animal Welfare Network (MCAWN), I am responding to the guest essay written by the Animal Care and Control Issues Manager […]
Guest essay: BYU is a ‘class act,’ welcome addition to Big 12
by Barb Howe On behalf of the Goodwill City Ambassadors (Mountaineer Country Tourism Ambassadors) with the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) — we wanted to share our […]
Guest essay: Solutions for Morgantown’s health care landscape
by Tadd Haynes As president of UniCare West Virginia, a leading health care provider in the state, I take it as our responsibility to help drive health care innovation in […]
This lawsuit has the NCAA staring down extinction. Is that a bad thing?
by Michael Hiltzik There can be few American public institutions more widely detested than the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA spent decades promoting the ideal of the amateur “student-athlete,” […]
Justice will have to choose: D.C.or basketball?
In a recent press briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said he’s open to the idea of continuing to coach basketball if he wins the U.S. Senate seat. After all, he said, […]
Covering Kissinger’s century
by Martin Schram President Richard Nixon was work-vacationing in his Western White House estate at San Clemente and not far away, the White House press corps was about to be […]
Who holds the power of accountability?
by Kevin Frazier I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m a better husband when my mother-in-law visits. I walk a little faster to get to the door. I add […]
How to solve food insecurity: Stop trashing edible food
New York and California recently passed laws to keep edible foods out of landfills — and hopefully into the hands of hungry people. California’s law went into effect in January […]
Outlandish ruling could eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
by Erwin Chemerinsky If a decision handed down by a conservative federal appeals court last week is allowed to stand, it will gut what remains of one of the most […]


