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Watching ‘Perfect Days’ is a beautiful way to spend an evening

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I’m breaking my norm this week by reviewing a movie that was released last year but had no theatrical showings around here. I had the chance to screen Wim Wenders’s “Perfect Days” earlier this year during awards season, and it was easily one of the best films  I watched. I never had a chance to write about it, but now that it’s streaming on Hulu, I decided  it’s time to give it a proper review.  Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) is a janitor for the public restrooms in Tokyo. Each day, he wakes up, trims his mustache, mists his plants, gets a drink from the vending ...

City's proposed camping ban leans on existing MPD policy

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MORGANTOWN — At the heart of Article 1157 is General Order 339.  Article 1157, titled “camping on public property,” is the proposed citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property in Morgantown.  As the latest, and boldest, new ...

Pantry Plus More's Back-to-School Bash to be held on Aug. 3

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Pantry Plus More (PPM) is holding its 7th-annual Back-to-School Bash from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The event first started in 2018 and has gone on to serve thousands of students. “What began as an event that served a couple hundred students has grown immensely,” said Amanda Bolyard, board member at Pantry Plus More and chair of the Back-to-School Bash. “We served over 1,600 students last year.”  The Pantry Plus More Back-to-School Bash will be at the Mon County Center in Morgantown. Any student attending a school in Monongalia County — from pre-school to 12th ...

Changing the face of scientist: Astrophysicist finds home in Hollywood

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When Erin Macdonald was young, she was enamored by various scientists she saw on television, inspiring her to pursue a degree in astrophysics.  In an interview with The Dominion Post, Macdonald shared about some of her early inspiration.  “I first wanted to be a scientist because I watched ‘The X Files’ growing up, and I was obsessed with Dana Scully; coolest woman to ever exist. Also, I loved the film ‘Contact’ with Jody Foster, who played Dr. Ellie Arroway. That was sort of my first thought. Like, ‘Oh, astronomer is a job. You could study space that can be ...

Banana bread or chocolate chip cookies? No need to choose one

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I don’t know about you, but my family loves homemade baked goods. It doesn’t really matter what it is as long as it is still warm out of the oven. However, the top two contenders in our house are definitely homemade chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. So, when I found a recipe on Pinterest for soft and fluffy chocolate chip banana bread cookies, I knew I had to try them.  It doesn’t matter how often I make them or how many I make, every batch of banana bread or chocolate chip cookies is  completely gone within a day and a half of baking them. They are that loved ...

FSU, MARS host robotics endurance event starting today

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Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS) and Fairmont State University have partnered to bring the world’s only high school endurance robotics competition to Fairmont, today through Saturday.  Lasting a total of 26 hours and 14 minutes, West Virginia RObotics eXtreme (WVROX) will feature 30 teams from across the country to compete in the event.  The public is welcome to attend from 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 6 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fairmont State University Falcon Center.  MARS is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) program, which combines the ...