Despite the turmoil in public education in recent years a bright, shiny new school year is set to begin. Attendance will be checked in Preston and Monongalia counties starting Aug. […]
Opinion
DOH taking county taxpayers for a ride to fix certain roads
We’re going to restate the obvious. When you reward an activity, you encourage it, be it the family dog or the state Division of Highways. Feed your dog table scraps […]
Raising minimum wage doesn’t happen in a vacuum
Here’s a loaded question: How much do you think you should be paid for your labor? If you’ve been in the workforce, then you probably have a pretty good idea […]
E-commerce wired into behavior
Last week U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argued that Amazon has “destroyed the retail industry across the United States” and so the Department of Justice is “absolutely right” to investigate […]
Are we looking at last stand against climate change?
It’s not official, yet, but July likely became the Earth’s hottest month on record. Until a week ago many would quibble, the hottest that is since direct temperature information — […]
Freedom of assembly under fire in Colorado Springs
Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution? In my adopted hometown of Colorado Springs, the […]
Aug. 1 letters to the editor
Anti-annexation signs mean ‘Don’t shop here’ Businesses on the edge of Morgantown: I see your signs. And despite the double negative, I understand their meaning: You do not want to […]
Time to flag down contract on city’s new legal counsel
Is it a violation of Section 9.01 of Morgantown’s City Charter or Chapter 6B Article 2-5 of the State Code? Did the city attorney benefit from an action of council […]
Democrats need to drop the identity politics now
The public dislikes identity politics big time. Right-winger Steve Bannon rejoices when Democrats try to sell themselves through special appeals to race, gender, ethnicity or sexual identity. When Democrats dwell […]
July 31 letters to the editor
We owe it to children to act on climate crisis I was greatly encouraged to read the July 8 op-ed by state Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, that underscored just how […]
