Roads, and walls, and the Division of Highways. Oh my! One of our readers’ comments emailed to us recently expressed our worst fear. That is, local roads are in such […]
Opinion
Raising fuel standards not a simple matter
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown I have been feeling nostalgic recently. In the good old days, our family would take vacations in the land of baseball, Chevy and apple pie, albeit driving […]
It’s beginning to look like that was just strike one
By Christine Harrison Today I finally cleaned out my car of protest signs, T-shirts, foot warmers and rain gear. We are approximately one month post-strike (aka “work stoppage” involving West […]
Changing times in the computer world
What is an app? I’m not certain, and I’m not guessing. All I know is that it belongs in our new world of electronics and is a good thing, for […]
Take poison prevention seriously
While young children are more likely to be victims of poisonings than adults, steps can be taken to prevent poisonings for all ages. Accidental poisonings are the 4th leading cause […]
Pain accounts for $62B in lost productivity yearly
Q: Can chiropractors help my company woes with injured workers? A: Pain is one of the leading reasons why people are forced to miss work. It also has a major […]
NCAA’s erratic rules unfair to football players
MORGANTOWN — Michael Scott, the manager of the Scranton, Pa., branch of Dunder Mifflin in “The Office,” stood up in the middle of the room and at the top of […]
Pierre brings home some interesting habits
We’ve been home from Jekyll Island for several weeks. We brought some special things back from the southland — sea shells, pictures, some small garden statues. Pierre also brought some […]
How is a pencil made?
To make a pencil, we would need to use a specific type of wood that needs to be soft enough so that we can shape it, but strong enough so […]
Regulators debut site with wealth of data about five major projects across state
It’s about time the state piped up on these projects. This week, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched an internet page on five natural gas pipelines across the state. […]
