Abe Joshua’s life and legacy: ‘Thank you for being our teacher’

March 19, 2022

Abraham “Abe” Joshua is eternally dancing and bopping in the hallways of Mission Preparatory School in San Francisco. You’ll see that spirit captured in the formal mosaic created in his honor by students at the charter school in the eclectic city’s vibrant Mission district. It’s most definitely present in the painting another Mission Prep kid did on his own, simply titled, “Mr. Joshua in Motion.” And the first thing you’ll see upon entering his science classroom is a giant sketch of the teacher in permanent marker on whiteboard up front, surrounded by ...

Three local legisators look at what’s ahead for Pierpont-Fairmont State problem

March 18, 2022

MORGANTOWN – Among the bills that died on the last day of the legislative session was SB 653, the bill to make Pierpont Community and Technical College a Division of Fairmont State University. After hearing conflicting testimony from Pierpont leaders about Pierpont's financial condition ...

Representation matters

March 17, 2022

BY VAAGEESHA DAS My grandpa loved math. His passion for it spilled over to his four sons and his nine grandchildren. And because of that, math became something I excelled at. From a young age, my parents would drill me on formulas and teach me things like multiplication and long ...

Mon Schools and COVID: ‘I think we’re in a pretty good place right now’

March 16, 2022

Mon’s students on Tuesday were in the midst of a mini-spring break. They’ll go back Thursday and then enjoy another round of days off next month around Easter. The local district, which is now on a mask-optional policy, finished last week with 24 positive cases among students. Three ...

Writing or drawing about local government offers students opportunity to win

March 14, 2022

April is National County Government Month and there are two contests in which Preston County students can compete.  Preston County Commission President Samantha Stone appeared before the Preston County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday, seeking permission to go into schools ...

House OKs mining mutual, bank fossil fuel boycott bills, and others on Friday

March 11, 2022

MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the other House action on Friday. SB 1, Senate President Craig Blair's Mining Mutual Insurance Company, generated opposition form members of both parties. Members rejected two proposed amendments before moving to the bill itself. The state funds ...