MORGANTOWN – The 2024 primary election is still 10 months away (May 14), but rival Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney are touting their fundraising. […]
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Randy Mazey to step aside as WVU baseball coach after 2024 season, Steve Sabins will take over
MORGANTOWN — Randy Mazey’s 12th season at WVU will be his final one as head coach of the Mountaineer baseball team. Mazey and the university announced a transition process Monday, […]
Sikora: County pushing forward while state compiles broadband data
MORGANTOWN — Rene Gonzales, the senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for Lit Communities, said the $1.2 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) dollars coming to […]
Corporations are evolving with the times. Former GOP allies aren’t
Remember when Republicans would boldly stand up to any attempts to tell capitalists how to run their businesses? The GOP still claims to be the pro-business party, but you wouldn’t […]
Banning gov’t officials from talking to Big Tech is no win for free speech
by Suzanne Nossel A couple weeks ago, a federal judge banned communications between large parts of the federal government and social media platforms. The case was brought by two Republican […]
We must expand definition of masculinity for white, cisgender men
by Kevin Roy There is no shortage of concern about the opioid abuse and mass shootings and toxic anger perpetrated by men. And there is no shortage of politicians and […]
For special session, pick jails over roads
Legislative forecasters predict a special session of the Legislature will be called when lawmakers meet for committee interims Aug. 6-8. The current direction of Gov. Jim Justice’s winds — sorry, […]
July 16 letters to the editor
How can anyone still deny climate change? In light of the unusual weather that has been experienced all over the globe and, nearer to home, the floods, heatwaves, dangerous air […]
Guest essay: W.Va.’s flagship university is worth saving
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer The term “flagship” originally described the most important ship in a fleet of vessels. It’s also used to rate universities. Annually, several groups list one or […]
Calif. and Canada must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff
by Brian Merchant In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on […]
