The concept of personal space has been studied for decades, with interesting results. Apparently all humans have a “second skin,” a personal space that should not be invaded. This is […]
Opinion
Documentary portrayed the real ‘Hot Rod’ to all
William Mason, Morgantown Thanks to West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Pikewood Creative and to all associated with “Hot Rod: The Untold Story of Hot Rod Hundley.” To this fan, it was […]
Stop attempts to waste the minds of our youth
Rocco Marrara Jr., Kingwood I believe it was an old TV commercial that stated: A mind is a terrible thing to waste. This reasoning should still hold true today. The […]
Week celebrates libraries, librarians and library workers
This week, the Morgantown Public Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through the transformative services, programs and expertise they offer. April 8-14 is […]
Mon County Health Dept app helps locals
Thinking about dinner out and wondering how a prospective eatery did in its last inspection? At Monongalia County Health Department, or MCHD, we have an app for that. Or maybe […]
Long-term PEIA fix will eventually require everyone ‘to get distracted by numbers’
“I don’t want you to get distracted by numbers.” That was the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) director’s advice to a PEIA task force this week. Of course, the PEIA […]
State report card not one you would want to share
By Hoppy Kercheval The latest report card is out for reading and math by fourth- and eighth-grade students in our nation’s public and private schools and it is not one […]
Put corrupt government out of business in 2018
Jim Hinebaugh, Maysville This year’s elections are about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by us, the American people. We must realize that there […]
Unionism, not voting the way to change system
Michael Mochaidean, Morgantown A recent editorial (DP-Tuesday April 10) entitled “Taking a knee on voting unpatriotic” begins with the statement that, “A lot of bad public officials get where they […]
Shifting from educational model to a virtual crisis control one in our schools is apparent
She said it would need to happen in years to come. We get the impression it needs to happen immediately. Our newspaper recently published an op-ed wherein the author argued […]
