Pastor Terry Hagedorn, Arthurdale A West Virginia parent, Rich Penkoski, was displeased to see his 7th grade daughter bring home a “calligraphy” assignment that asked students to […]
Opinion
Don’t make it harder for state workers to do job
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown Most people are familiar with the phrase First do no harm.” Applicable to doctors, it’s time to apply it to state workers who use […]
Tying food stamps to work seems fair, but ensure poor have access to workforce first
The U.S. House of Representatives’ leadership bet the farm on H.R. 2 last week. Fortunately, it ended up with a lot of egg, tomatoes and slop on […]
Harrison community continues to wrongly attempt to undermine this area’s success
This is starting to become a habit. Or worse, a twisted strategy to make others weaker because it cannot be stronger. In late 2011, the Benedum Airport […]
How can it take 15 shots to stop suspect?
Dan Carnegie, Morgantown Another shooting in Texas. Anyone surprised? Did the media report all the sympathy and prayers? Are we going to discuss our Second Amendment rights? […]
Thanks for helping him with his class project
Ty Hennessy, Charlotte, N.C. A couple of weeks ago, I had a letter to the editor published in this newspaper. It said that I was doing a […]
If we don’t exist, then just stop taxing us
J. & M. Spiker, Newburg Thank God this school year is nearly over. I pray the Division of Highways gets its head out of its backsides and […]
Dodgeball offers fun, friends and a monster workout
Tuesday May 22, I went back to elementary school, both figuratively and literally. The journey started roughly three weeks ago, as I was reeling from a particularly […]
Audit on state vehicles’ use for commuting calls for putting brakes on privileges
Commuting to and from work usually don’t come with any real perks. More often than not it’s an additional expense you calculate into your budget. That is, […]
Calzada tops WVU wish list at quarterback
By Keenan Cummings The WVU football team is still searching for a quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class, but some options are starting to emerge to the […]