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Opinion
May 31 letters to the editor
Promotion ceremony lacks social distancing I would like to commend the teachers of Mountainview Elementary School for finishing a challenging school year successfully. My daughter (and I) […]
Make your voice heard. Go vote!
As the adage goes, you can’t complain about government if you don’t vote. So go vote. Early in-person voting started last Wednesday and goes until June 6. […]
Justice dodges debate with Republican opponents
Somewhere in The Book of Campaigning it is written, “If you are ahead in the polls then avoid debates. If you’re behind, push for them.” That makes […]
Why presidents shouldn’t choose VPs
It’s clear from Jared Kushner’s sticky little fingerprints and crayon scratchings all over the country’s domestic and foreign policy that he’s President Donald Trump’s right-hand man. Why […]
City needs to end harassment of homeless camp
When a city councilman can’t figure out what ordinances are supposedly being violated, you know it isn’t an issue of code enforcement. It’s a matter of criminalizing […]
West Virginia is ready for a safe return to work
by Rebecca McPhail A few weeks ago, we told you how manufacturers had stepped up to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The #CreatorsRespond effort has helped our […]
Racing waiting to welcome spectators back
BRISTOL, Tenn. — April’s race weekend came and went with no one filling the steep stadium stands of one of the largest sports venues in the world; […]
Morgantown needs a drive-in theater for this summer
Can you remember summer nights at the drive-in theater? Rows of cars parked in the open field, windshields or open hatches facing the enormous screen. Radios tuned […]
When civil discourse has been reduced to name-calling
Writing and making public one’s opinions guarantees people will respond. Writers, performers and every human likely desire his or her thoughts, and even their life, to matter […]