LEXINGTON, Ky. — The WVU baseball season ended with a whimper on Sunday as the Mountaineers were shut out for the first time this year, 10-0, in an elimination game […]
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DSF Stop program turns over building keys; foundation thinks items may have been wrongfully removed
MORGANTOWN – The Dunbar School Foundation Stop program has apparently ceased operation. DSF president Houston Richardson said early Friday that he learned Thursday evening that Stop would be turning over […]
D-Day, the 6th of June: 79 years since world endured ‘longest day’
War stories. There are war stories, still. As bullets snapped the air and frazzled soldiers darted their eyes this way and that, one sergeant sighed, shouldered his weapon – […]
Fun things to do this summer
There’s no denying Morgantown becomes much quieter in the summer. With public schools out and most university students gone for the summer, the city almost seems like it’s gone into […]
June 4 letters to the editor
Tom Bennett’s legacy extends beyond war To expand on Jim Bissett’s excellent chronicle of Tom Bennett: Tom was an enthusiastic participant in campus ministry at WVU. He was one of […]
Guest essay: Importance of developing a ‘high school transfer portal’ plan
by Hollis Lewis With the school year ending, a hot topic amongst local sports enthusiasts is HB 2820, which allows West Virginia high school student athletes a one-time transfer to […]
Guest essay: Gardening access must be addressed in Mon County and all of West Virginia
by Shannon McNicholas Summer is a time when everything is blooming and growing. It is a time to be around friends and enjoy the outdoors. For me, that means gardening […]
Is polarization a problem, or just our reality?
by Jean Guerrero What’s so bad about polarization? I see the divides between factions of Americans as a troubling problem that we should all be striving to address. But […]
Chatbots created hundreds of ‘news’ websites
by Jim Warren Consider Hollywood’s evolving villains over the years: Nazis, Russians, South African white nationalists, Middle Eastern terrorists, South American drug lords, dinosaurs, aliens, Wall Street cutthroats and, now, […]
Can we eradicate breast cancer? The hunt for a vaccine looks promising
by Lisa Jarvis Imagine a future where far fewer women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and women with a family history of breast cancer don’t have to make the difficult, […]
