The nature of government usually precludes it from righting wrongs in real time. Being deliberative, democratic and diligent results in time passing slowly, instead. That’s why we […]
Opinion
Legislature’s criminal justice reforms a good start
BY EMMA HARRISON As the nation questions the purpose of the criminal justice system, West Virginia joined the conversation during the 2019 legislative session. The extreme challenges […]
Letters to the editor May 5
Return our roads with taxes to local control So much has been said, written, discussed and debated about the deplorable condition of our state highways that you […]
Targets keep moving, but we can’t miss
We were tempted to just stick to our guns about guns. In light of a legislative audit last week that reported our state government doesn’t know how […]
Letters to the editor May 4
We cannot let ourselves be split by disinformation The Russian goal is to create chaos and division among Americans, making us take sides — liberal or conservative […]
Back pain is not likely to go away on its own
Q: I am feeling pain in my back and wonder if it is a really bad idea to wait and see if it goes away on its […]
A possible solution to education reform stalemate
Gov. Jim Justice, Senate President Mitch Carmichael and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw have met to try to find common ground on the most contentious issues heading into […]
Save your protests about City Council for April 27, 2021
You can save your thanks for later. Yes, the 16,994 people who did not vote in Morgantown’s City Council election owe the 1,630 people who did vote […]
Letters to the editor May 2
Mon Health needs to restore midwife position The U.S. is in a maternal mortality crisis, and by firing its sole midwife, Mon Health just made it more […]
Domestic violence not the very image of West Virginia
This is no mere case of the appearance of impropriety or a conflict of interest. This is the appearance of a case of domestic battery. Yes, this […]
