CHARLESTON — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia granted formal approval Monday for the acquisition of a smaller central West Virginia gas utility and its merger into Hope Gas […]
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Gee on cuts: ‘I believe in what I’m doing
BY DAVE WILSON While the West Virginia University community comes to terms with recommendations that 32 majors and 169 faculty positions may be eliminated, President Gordon Gee said he remains […]
Aug. 23 first day of school in Mon
BY MIKE NOLTING Preparations are full go for the Monongalia County school year. Classes begin for most students on Aug. 23. “If you’re not sure what school you’re supposed to […]
United Way processing kitchen opens in Preston
United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties hosted an open house for its new Processing Kitchen Monday. The kitchen is the latest addition to its Helpful Harvest Food Program, which […]
The federal gov’t is a fiscal mess
Decades of excessive spending, paid with debt, are hitting America’s credit rating. On Aug. 1, Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States federal government’s rating from AAA, the best, to AA+, […]
The shallow bipartisanship of the CTC
by Christopher Howard Despite the enormous toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, child poverty in the United States declined. According to the government’s supplemental poverty measure, which is more accurate than […]
‘I earned my forgiveness’: Lifting stress of student debt changes people’s lives
by Yvette Walker I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised, but reader interest in my recent Public Service Loan Forgiveness column has been high. And why not? Many people either […]
WVU provides numbers on proposed faculty cuts; campus community reacts to plan
MORGANTOWN – Responses began pouring in over the weekend to WVU’s proposal to discontinue 32 of 338 Morgantown campus majors and cut 169 faculty positions. Before we share some of […]
Izzo-Brown sees challenges for Olympic sports in expanded Big 12
MORGANTOWN — Nikki-Izzo Brown has one hope from what comes out of conference realignment. “Hopefully we’ll make so much money that they’ll give me a big private jet that seats […]
Star City VFD on the verge of closing due to financial situation
Monongalia County’s largest-and-busiest volunteer fire department is in a dire financial situation and has reached out to the Monongalia County Commission in an effort to keep its engines running. During […]
