Tuesday evening at the Aull Center, Ostenaco joined a lineup that also includes the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. These are among the historical figures who have been portrayed at the Garlow House, which houses the Morgantown Public ...
What can a charter school do that isn’t already being done in public schools across Monongalia County? That’s the homework assignment from the county Board of Education for anyone considering the launch of such an academic endeavor here in the future. The board discussed charters during its regular meeting Tuesday night at its central offices on South University Avenue. The above Mon BOE rules, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr., said. That’s how the state Board of Education wrote the proposal. “A charter school proposal must be presented to the community with an idea ...
Wait a second. Grocery shopping isn’t supposed to be uplifting, is it? Isn’t it a just a matter of putting things in your cart, and then cursing when you get home — because you forgot the one thing you really went after? Not if you’re lucky enough to go through Lana Twigg’s checkout lane at the Patteson Drive Kroger. She’ll know you, if your purchases have passed her way, prior. She’ll remember what you idly chatted about last time. She’ll remember to ask about your mom and will probably even ask to see pictures of the new puppy or grand-baby, so be sure to have ...
PACE Enterprises, which helps people with disabilities find meaningful employment, is expanding into Taylor County. “Taylor County is not underserved; they’re unserved,” said Bob Pirner, director of development. That lack of opportunity for people with disabilities led the Taylor County Commission to form New Horizons to establish a facility that could help the county’s handicapped population, New Horizons President Buddy Haines said. “I think it’s gonna bring a lot of jobs and opportunities for the handicapped people in Taylor County,” Haines said of PACE’s expansion. ...
Mon Health System President and CEO David Goldberg marked his one-year anniversary on the job last month and spent some time with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to look back and look ahead. “It has been invigorating to come back to Morgantown,” said the WVU alumnus. “The spirit ...
Electricity is something rarely thought about — it’s expected to be there, flowing hundreds of feet overhead, powering every facet of daily life. But what if there weren’t giant towering power lines above and, instead, electricity flowed under our feet? Engineers in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University figured out exactly how to make this a reality. John Hu, Statler chair professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, alongside Debangsu Bhattacharyya, professor of chemical engineering, created ...
