MORGANTOWN — While WVU’s spring practice was capped off with a successful “Walk the Talk with Dana Holgorsen” to benefit WVU Medicine Children’s hospital and the Hoss Foundation, many fans probably […]
Opinion
Death of former county commissioner Kennedy reminds us of what’s really important in life
Like everyone, he weathered his share of disappointments in life. But we rarely knew him to ever get discouraged. Yet, one day in March 2007, after an especially grueling public […]
Trump’s policies could have grave consequences
Steve Kopa, Weirton Can it be? Is it possible America is God’s chosen people in the 21st century, as we try to democratize the world in his image? But because […]
We need to look out for each other’s safety
Margaret Carrico, Star City This letter is in response to the two recent pedestrian accidents around the Morgantown area in February. On Feb. 1, a woman was struck by a […]
Naloxone not a cure-all for the opioid epidemic
Paul Dorsey, Green Valley Half of America is personally affected by substance abuse. The addict, a family member, a victim of their crimes or something else that makes it personal. […]
Taking a knee on voting unpatriotic
Grassroots organizing needs to start at the ground level by registering eligible voters A lot of bad public officials get where they are because a lot of good people never […]
Fairs, markets showcase talent in community
Have I mentioned that I love craft fairs and artisan markets? I’m loving the trend toward handmade, rather than vendor fairs (with resold objects or pyramid scheme sellers). Over the […]
Pedestrians and drivers should stay off cell phones
Robert DeAntonis, Morgantown I live not far from Morgantown High School and have noticed the same problem with distracted pedestrians and drivers. Its not a WVU thing, it’s more of […]
Don’t worry about reading their thoughts
By Jerry Kessel Looking for a good read to welcome spring? Turn to something novel that is not a book. Novelty T-shirts and bumper stickers. My favorite is first then […]
Developments on opioid epidemic reason to think we’re at turning point
The phrase “cautiously optimistic” is one we rarely use, if at all. OK, maybe if you’re talking about spring arriving sometime this month we would. But on so many of […]
