MORGANTOWN — It would have been the bus ride of a lifetime. Inside was Bob Huggins, his staff and players armed with the national championship trophy heading for all points […]
Opinion
Federal Reserve pauses interest rate hikes, for now
Powell shows a level of caution that should continue to avoid recession After 10 consecutive interest rate hikes meant to squeeze down inflation, the Federal Reserve last Wednesday held steady […]
America can fix highways much faster
by Matthew Yglesias The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, smack dab in the middle of the densest region of the U.S., is an obvious disaster for […]
Editorial encore: Juneteenth: A different kind of Independence Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been adapted from one that was originally published June 19, 2022. Juneteenth commemorates the day Gen. Gordan Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, technically freeing the […]
Greedflation in grocery stores hits wall of frustrated shoppers
by Leticia Miranda The pandemic era of greedflation in the grocery section is finally ending. Consumers are fed up and showing it after two years of absorbing spiraling prices as […]
Booming EV market complicates the GOP’s message
by Conor Sen It’s still very early days, but if you’re wondering how the 2024 presidential campaign might be different from the last matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, […]
Insidious nature of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
As Ash Orr mentions in their guest essay, hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the nation — most of which target transgender people. We’ve noticed, however, the anti-trans […]
June 18 letters to the editor
Post Office drive-by boxes disappearing It simply disappeared. Have you noticed the drive-by post box at the Morgantown-Dellslow Post Office is gone? I asked the postmistresses inside, why; and […]
Guest essay: Tipping the scales: Less protection for wetlands increases threats to freshwater resources
by Sindupa De Silva, Andrew Scott and Joel Mota When you think about a wetland, grand places like Florida’s Everglades, Louisiana’s bayous or Canaan Valley and Cranberry Glades in […]
Guest essay: Celebrate Juneteenth
by Susan Brown On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation that made Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday, commemorating the historical acknowledgement of a day celebrated by Black […]
