by Molly O’Shea “How many kids do you have?” Even five years later, that seemingly simple question stirs a panic inside me and brings tears to my eyes. On Jan. […]
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WVU will play North Carolina in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Mountaineers will play North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 27. The game will be a rematch of the 2008 […]
Most of W.Va. has local news — for now
West Virginia is surprisingly lucky when it comes to local news: All but two of our 55 counties have some kind of local publication, according to recent research by Northwestern […]
Dec. 3 letters to the editor
Terra Alta ‘Wreaths’ event a success Once again the Terra Alta and Alpine Lake communities have come together to support the Wreaths Across America project. The recent spaghetti dinner was […]
Guest essay: Not as simple as ‘trap, neuter, adopt’
by Stephanie Faulkiner As a member of the Monongalia County Animal Welfare Network (MCAWN), I am responding to the guest essay written by the Animal Care and Control Issues Manager […]
Guest essay: BYU is a ‘class act,’ welcome addition to Big 12
by Barb Howe On behalf of the Goodwill City Ambassadors (Mountaineer Country Tourism Ambassadors) with the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) — we wanted to share our […]
Guest essay: Solutions for Morgantown’s health care landscape
by Tadd Haynes As president of UniCare West Virginia, a leading health care provider in the state, I take it as our responsibility to help drive health care innovation in […]
This lawsuit has the NCAA staring down extinction. Is that a bad thing?
by Michael Hiltzik There can be few American public institutions more widely detested than the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA spent decades promoting the ideal of the amateur “student-athlete,” […]
A look at local Congressionally Directed Spending requests from Sen. Capito
MORGANTOWN – The federal 2024 fiscal year began Oct. 1 and announcements of Congressionally Directed Spending grants – what used to be termed earmarks – will eventually be rolling out […]
A look at Congressionally Directed Spending requests from Sen. Manchin
MORGANTOWN – Here is our second story on Congressionally Directed Spending, with the list of requests from Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties submitted by Sen. Joe Manchin to the Appropriations […]
