MORGANTOWN — The 2021-22 basketball season, where it concerns the West Virginia men’s team, has officially become the sad story that simply rewrites itself. The Mountaineers, without […]
Opinion
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
It’s another election year, and in addition to the ads you’ll see on TV and hear on the radio, you’ll start to see people writing letters to […]
Decades of gov’t neglect prove to be dangerous
It was one of those horrifying images out of an action-adventure or superhero movie: A bridge collapses, sending cars and a bus plummeting into a ravine. While […]
Feb. 6 letters to the editor
Remembering the collapsed Pa. bridge Many things in my life have concerned the very bridge the nation is commenting on — the Forbes Avenue bridge — that […]
Guest essay: Federal funds for geothermal energy boom
by Delegate Evan Hansen The promise of a booming clean energy sector and new clean energy jobs for West Virginia workers has never been more hopeful. The […]
Guest essay: Eliminating certificate of need will devastate hospices
by Janett Green Certain people inside and outside the West Virginia Legislature believe this year is the right time to eliminate the state’s certificate of need law. […]
Inflation is eating away at America’s small businesses
Of the four restaurants Rick McQuaide owns in Western Pennsylvania, one is barely making a profit, two are losing money and the fourth has been “temporarily” closed […]
What do COVID-fatigued people do to stay calm?
by Jennifer S. Bankston Lately, it seems like not sweating the small stuff is all anyone can handle. And sometimes not even that. I recently watched a […]
Morrisey’s trip to the border wasn’t about fentanyl
The flood of fentanyl — an extremely potent synthetic opioid — into the U.S. and, by extension, into West Virginia is alarming and something we should all […]
How to save democracy: Elect fewer jerks
by Peter Jensen Having recently completed my 40th year as a card-carrying journalist, I feel compelled to share the one small nugget of wisdom I have gleaned […]