Baseball a long-time favorite I don’t know why, but during my years at Morgantown High, the school had no baseball teams. Our adventures among the nation’s favorite pass-time came in […]
Opinion
Sen. Capito should delay Kavanaugh vote
Michael J. Sharley, Westover It appears that Senator Shelly Moore Capito needs a lesson on the U.S. Constitution. When President Barrack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the United States […]
Don’t let Rep. McKinley divide and scare us
Shane Assadzandi, Morgantown This week, Congressman David McKinley posted two embarrassing survey questions to his Facebook page. “Are you glad Hillary Clinton isn’t our President?” and “Who would you prefer […]
Get informed before you vote
William R. Woodall, Waldorf, Md. A funny thing happened to me the other day when I went to the polls to vote. I hate to admit it, but most of […]
Candidates call for civility
Evan Hansen, Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Cindy Frich, Rodney Pyles, Roger Shuttlesworth, Joe Statler, Danielle Walker, Debbie Warner, John Williams After the July 4 parade ended and we packed away our […]
Vote no on Amendment 1
Rose Casey, Morgantown When West Virginia goes to the vote in November, Amendment 1 will be on the ballot. If passed, this amendment will ban abortion in absolutely all cases […]
Hanson learns pro ropes working with Cubs, Bills
Morgantown native Tara Hanson is spending this summer in Des Moines, Iowa, where she’s an intern with the Chicago Cubs’ Class AAA minor-league team in Iowa. “Interning with the Iowa […]
I’ve bin recycling, have you?
What happens during the recycling process? We are always told that recycling helps the planet and that we should recycle whenever we can. It is the “green” thing to do. […]
Robert C. Byrd once eyed a Supreme Court seat
By Hoppy Kercheval The biggest story nationally now is President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate is divided along ideological and […]
Believe it or not, high school football is around the corner
The fireworks have subsided and the grills are cooling down, putting a wrap on another Independence Day season. As we waltz into the high-humidity of July, one of my favorite […]
