Most debates about public education in West Virginia will eventually include the subject of money. Is public education underfunded? Should our outcomes be better considering how much […]
Opinion
Unknown quantity of session in June still a nonstarter
This is what we do know, for now. A special session of the state Legislature will resume at 2 p.m Monday at the state Capitol. We also […]
Letters to the editor May 16
Who are we to believe on road improvements? It’s pretty bad when a citizen needs to have the state road office on speed dial to report and […]
Justice’s schedule light on governing, big on photo-ops
Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be nice. You disagree? Well, this is how much it costs. Last weekend, we stopped at one point in our elaboration […]
Letters to the editor May 15
Protests about roads falling into a ‘black hole’ Most recently, I read with great interest the editorial (DP-May 7) on delaying road repairs which inspired me to […]
Poor roads locally desperately call for state of emergency
We have never held our tongue about road condtions.. Criticism of the state Division of Highways has run unabated for decades here. Some of our critics claim […]
Need to reinforce system before we start to reform it
It may be more an issue of reinforcing the state’s public education system, rather than reforming it. No, that’s not necessarily a call for filling the hundreds […]
Letters to the editor May 13
Is DOH just messing with the traveling public? It seemed as it took forever to complete the reconstruction on Interstate 79 between the Star City exit and […]
Let’s not end up on wrong side of ‘war on coal’
Many declared the so-called “war on coal” over more than two years ago. But despite efforts by the Trump administration to end its losses and reinforce the […]
White Park should be off limits to pipeline
BY JoNELL STROUGH MUB is on the wrong track. The Morgantown Utility Board’s plan to run a water pipeline through White Park is short-sighted. If it were […]
