by Adrienne Epley and Kurt Griebel Longview Power proposes to construct a 1200 MW gas-fired power plant next to its existing coal-fired power plant near Fort Martin. It also proposes […]
Opinion
March 15 letters to the editor
Our firefighters need to be paid properly The city of Morgantown has a professional full-time fire department that not only provides excellent service to our community but lowers your homeowner’s […]
This is how we prepare for disaster
The world is a little scary right now. We’re facing a new sickness no one was prepared for. In times of disaster, we fall back on habits. We’re hoarding paper […]
Municipal ‘minor boundary’ land grab proves costly
One of the ways municipalities can annex land is through the “minor boundary adjustment” provision in the state code. That method requires no approval by owners of the property to […]
Competent government is important
And now we know, really know, why government is important. Even why politicians are (gulp) vital. Our lives, our families, our jobs, our recreation, our vacations, our schools, our religious […]
Taxes come back to us as services and improvements
There are only two guarantees in life: Death and taxes. Neither of which people look forward to. But as painful as it is to watch taxes whittle away at an […]
What we lose by the closing of community department stores
Five years ago, the sad goodbye to an icon began when Macy’s decided to close its flagship location in downtown Pittsburgh. The void, alas, still remains. For most of that […]
Bolton owes lawmakers the truth
John Bolton might know the truth, but he’ll have to answer for his silence to Congress. One would think that given Bolton’s humble upbringing as a Baltimore native from a […]
Legislature shows no love for ladies for Women’s Month
When Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay pioneer and activist, spoke at WVU Tuesday night about her struggles with Goodyear, she said, “I wasn’t asking a favor. This is what I was […]
Identity politics didn’t work for Warren, either
Was being a woman Elizabeth Warren’s problem? That’s the wrong question. Here’s a better question: Was playing the protector of all damsels from that infamous rake, Mike Bloomberg, her problem? […]
