In the past, we might have jumped the gun on mass shootings. Perhaps it was too soon to discuss these tragedies directly after they happen. Emotions were still raw, the […]
Opinion
Opening week of college football season has much to offer
Thursday marked an important date for those who can’t wait for fall Saturdays: 100 days until the WVU football team kicks off its season in Charlotte, N.C., against Tennessee. All […]
Working for the lasting meaning of the ‘Rosies’
Anne Montague, Thanks! Plain and Simple Inc., Charleston Jim Bissett’s article “Aging Rosies Tell Their Riveting Stories” on Mother’s Day was excellent. He captured the importance of mothers across many […]
What is school thinking with this assignment?
Pastor Terry Hagedorn, Arthurdale A West Virginia parent, Rich Penkoski, was displeased to see his 7th grade daughter bring home a “calligraphy” assignment that asked students to write an Islamic […]
Don’t make it harder for state workers to do job
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown Most people are familiar with the phrase First do no harm.” Applicable to doctors, it’s time to apply it to state workers who use their work vehicles […]
Tying food stamps to work seems fair, but ensure poor have access to workforce first
The U.S. House of Representatives’ leadership bet the farm on H.R. 2 last week. Fortunately, it ended up with a lot of egg, tomatoes and slop on its face for […]
Harrison community continues to wrongly attempt to undermine this area’s success
This is starting to become a habit. Or worse, a twisted strategy to make others weaker because it cannot be stronger. In late 2011, the Benedum Airport Authority, which oversees […]
How can it take 15 shots to stop suspect?
Dan Carnegie, Morgantown Another shooting in Texas. Anyone surprised? Did the media report all the sympathy and prayers? Are we going to discuss our Second Amendment rights? The police have […]
Thanks for helping him with his class project
Ty Hennessy, Charlotte, N.C. A couple of weeks ago, I had a letter to the editor published in this newspaper. It said that I was doing a state report on […]
If we don’t exist, then just stop taxing us
J. & M. Spiker, Newburg Thank God this school year is nearly over. I pray the Division of Highways gets its head out of its backsides and fixes the dangerous […]
