Elaine Wolfe, Morgantown West Virginia claims to be “almost Heaven,” and while that might be true for the rest of the state, roads in Monongalia and Preston counties have gone […]
Opinion
Unions won the benefits we take for granted now
By Donald C. Royse It’s true. We can look back to a better time in America. Go back about four generations, to the period from 1900 to 1930. During that […]
Audit, reports on lavish spending put justices’ fiscal independence at stake
We make few endorsements of candidates or anything else during the primary election. As a rule, we only make endorsements in nonpartisan races. However, we’re almost ready to make an […]
Another anniversary for university
It will be hardly noticed, but this month is another anniversary for West Virginia University. The school, a land-grant institution, squeaked under the Morrill Act, signed into law by President […]
‘Text neck’ is a thing — here’s how to avoid it
That crick in your neck you get after looking at your smartphone for a long time has a name — text neck. The term was coined in 2014 by Florida […]
Back pain isn’t one-type-fits-all
Q: I get back pain regularly and so does my friend of the same age. He has tried chiropractic and physical therapy in the past and felt it was not […]
Running red lights still a dangerous pastime
Ralph Correll, Morgantown What is wrong with all the drivers who are always running red lights? If they want to kill themselves that’s their business, but why would all these […]
New skills replacing the main objective in school
Tom Talerico, Morgantown It certainly is a sad state of affairs when we start training public school employees in how to triage students. A recent The Associated Press article(DP-April 10) […]
Some tough and timely questions for county, state and national candidates
By Mark Brazaitis As Morgantown’s deputy mayor, I am proud of our city’s progress over the past nine months. But I understand we cannot succeed fully without strong cooperation from […]
Artificial intelligence not up to the task, yet
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown A recentop-edin your newspaper (DP-Tuesday) critiqued the role that artificial intelligence could play in policing social media for hate content. The editorial brought back the memory of […]
