As the wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas rage on, there is a secondary war being waged — on information and truth. As Kyle Chayka, a staff […]
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Nov. 12 letters to the editor
Shocked by vitriol over warming shelter The neighborhood meeting at the Sabra UMC in Jerome Park on Monday, Nov. 6, was lively and spirited. I was shocked to see members […]
Guest essay: Manchin: ‘It has been the honor of my life to represent you’
by Joe Manchin It was a cold November morning just a week after my family’s store had burnt to the ground, losing the lives of four people, when tragedy struck […]
Guest essay: Achieving abortion justice, trans liberation in W.Va.
by Ash Orr On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization upheld a Mississippi law imposing a ban on […]
Guest essay: Trap, neuter and adopt — not release
by Teresa Chagrin Dozens of cats apparently suffered painful, terrifying deaths on the streets of Westover after someone may have poisoned them (“Westover residents find poisoned cats, police investigating,” DP-11-07-23). […]
Biden’s cereal problem
President Biden has two significant challenges heading into his 2024 re-election campaign — his age and the price of cereal. Let me explain his cereal problem first. Author and academic […]
COLUMN: Oklahoma showed West Virginia what a true title contender looks like
West Virginia entered Saturday’s game at Oklahoma still alive in the Big 12 championship race. The No. 17 Sooners quickly showed that the Mountaineers aren’t ready for that level yet. […]
No, Gazans can’t rise up against Hamas
by Bobby Ghosh “They could have risen up, they could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup d’état.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog ought to […]
WVU women’s basketball forces 28 turnovers in aggressive 72-61 win over Pitt
PITTSBURGH — As the turnovers began to pile up Saturday like cars in a freeway wreck, this is maybe what Mark Kellogg had envisioned for his WVU women’s basketball team.“It’s […]
John Watkins
John Ellsworth Watkins, 70, of the Stewartstown Road community in Morgantown, passed away Friday Nov. 10, 2023, at his residence. John was born Aug. 18, 1953, in Morgantown to the […]
