by Syd S. Peng As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea is taking hold: […]
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Guest essay: The ‘deschooling’ of West Virginia
by Ron Iannone Most people know that it’s very difficult to recruit students to go into teaching. In school districts, they are also finding it difficult to keep teachers. Studies […]
Could our love of sugar literally break our hearts?
by Robin Abcarian I love sugar and, as a kid, I had a lot of cavities. Once, when I was in junior high, my dentist, the late Harvey Levinson, looked […]
Advantages abound with changing clocks twice a year
by Dr. David Prerau Today’s daylight saving time (DST) system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing DST’s many advantages the majority of […]
‘Our friendship will be always’: Friends remember the Tire Lady at her memorial service
MASONTOWN – Madison Wolfe kept fluttering her hands Saturday afternoon in the social hall at the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department. That was because people kept making the request. “Oh, my […]
WVU runs past Minnesota, J.J. Wetherholt’s hit streak up to 13 games
GRANVILLE — College baseball was easy, at least that was sort of the thought running through J.J. Wetherholt’s mind last season. He was just a freshman then, a hot-hitting freshman, […]
Road Warriors: Well-traveled Trinity makes it to Charleston the hard way
MORGANTOWN — All season long, the Trinity Christian boys’ basketball team has had one goal in mind; to qualify for the state tournament in Charleston. “If you ask every team, […]
Arlene Whetsell
Arlene Yvonne (Davis) Whetsell, 85, of Kingwood, passed away peacefully at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital on March 10 in the presence of her family. She was born Sept. 10, 1937, […]
Marilyn Bowers
Marilyn Sue “Beege” Bowers, 75, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born on Jan. 22, 1948, in Morgantown, daughter of the […]
David Hammond
David Merritt Hammond, 75, of Morgantown, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023 in the Unity Manor Apartments, in Morgantown. He was born July 14, 1947, in Washington, Pa., the son of […]
