Taking no answer for an answer might be worse than a simple no. About a year ago, we were encouraged when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to […]
Opinion
America has fallen for president’s ‘act’
Stewart B. Epstein, Rochester, N.Y. When it comes to Donald Trump, let me add my perspective and “take” to the debate: Trump is merely a skillful, manipulative […]
Morgantown has lost ’best little city’ charm
Scheryll Richards, Morgantown Our “best little city,” once called, is no longer. It has lost much of its uniqueness and has become more a WVU city. While […]
What’s motivation for promoting Kavanaugh?
Richard Cohen, Morgantown “Follow the money.” Suggested a character in the movie “All The President’s Men,” as a technique for discovering corruption. Isn’t it curious that shadowy […]
County, Kingwood governments’ initiatives spin off of need for self-reliance in area
Perhaps it’s a byproduct of their need for self-reliance. That is, people living in rural areas or small towns learn early on that if you want something […]
Runner-up Croatia came up a big winner at World Cup
MORGANTOWN — From the moment I set foot on Croatian soil, I knew the country was something special. It was October of 2016, and I was spending the […]
Help students through local pantry program
Nationwide, an estimated one in six children are food insecure. The estimate within our community is even higher. In Mon County, about 2,600, or about one in […]
City government appears to no longer be intent on rushing process on its proposals
This is not an original thought, either. But sometimes it almost seems the most original things people do are mistakes. Still, perhaps what’s even more authentic about […]
Big 12 comes up small at winning national titles
FRISCO, Texas — Now 12 years removed from producing its last football national champion, the Big 12 remains on drought alert. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby never believed his conference […]
Chiropractors can help with disc problems
Q: I have a back problem and my neighbor thinks that it is the same problem he had: A disc injury that forced him to have surgery. […]