How do other counties manage nicer roads? After numerous calls to the Division of Highways, both local and district offices, and letters to the paper about the […]
Opinion
In light of Ryan Diviney’s death, lets’s reaffirm our revulsion at assaults
We’re not sure anyone is still counting, but someone should be. The last time we counted the number of aggravated assaults in downtown Morgantown was in May […]
Looking for love in wrong place: The online snake pit
Some scandals reported as shocking are shocking for reasons other than those implied in the coverage. One would be the online scam that bilked millions from businesses, […]
Sept. 4 letters to the editor
Road conditions boil down to unreliable DOH Exit 7 off Interstate -68 to W.Va. 857/U.S. 119 to Easton Hill is a heavily traveled road that has major […]
Election process no longer can afford to take the summer off
To register to vote for the first time or to update your current registration information, visit govotewv.com It really doesn’t qualify as one of summer’s traditions, yet. […]
When will latest ‘lost’ generation come to its senses?
There are people in every generation who believe the generation following theirs is either going to the dogs or will ruin the country. A new Wall Street […]
Deficits come home to roost
Last week, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its estimates for the federal budget deficit. CBO now estimates deficits in excess of $1 trillion for next year, […]
City’s airport looks to soon be all clear for major take off
Judging by the good news rolling out onto Morgantown Municipal Airport’s runway lately things are looking up. Yet, for a while it looked as if the only […]
Brown has won over Mountaineer Nation, for now
When Dudley DeGroot arrived in Morgantown in 1948 to coach the WVU football team, he already had nearly 20 years of college and professional head coaching experience. […]
Farmers need a bill of rights
Jim Goodman And Anthony Pahnke Chicago Tribune On Jan. 11, 1944, in his annual State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt noted that while the Constitution […]