by Kevin Frazier Democracy means more than just holding elections. And, “the people” are more than just voters. Yet, “we, the people,” have allowed our role as popular sovereigns to […]
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COLUMN: Different WVU players are saying the same things as last season and the results haven’t changed
MORGANTOWN — It’s been nearly three months since Bob Huggins stood in front of a WVU Coliseum crowd anticipating the start of another men’s basketball season. Just days before, the […]
NOTEBOOK: Mascot’s misfire just one of many for WVU in loss against No. 3 Kansas
MORGANTOWN — Maybe nothing was more peculiar about West Virginia’s 76-62 loss against No. 3 Kansas on Saturday than the final few seconds of the first half. With Kansas leading […]
Vega out; Abu-Ghannam, Trumble, Butcher to seek reelection
MORGANTOWN — At least one of the four Morgantown City Council seats up for grabs in the April 25 municipal election will have a new inhabitant come July. Ixya Vega […]
Canine adoption center reports increase in animal intakes
Each year, the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center (MCCAC) takes in over 1,000 potential pets with the hope of finding them forever homes. In a perfect world, they all would. […]
It’s not as simple as ‘get a job’
When frigid temperatures struck Morgantown over the Christmas weekend, organizations and volunteer groups struggled to find accommodations for 110 people who are homeless. Sixty people hunkered down in the emergency […]
Jan. 8 letters to the editor
Let’s create jobs cleaning up old mines A lot of work remains to be done to reclaim abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. Before passage of the Surface Mining Control […]
Guest essay: Fair housing in W.Va.: ‘Y’all’ should mean ‘all’
by Hannah McCune Most West Virginians consider themselves good neighbors, hard workers, family-oriented and overall warm and welcoming folks. Despite this good nature, West Virginia ranked lowest on a scale […]
The Jan. inflation bump Americans should welcome
by Conor Sen Inflation was the bogeyman of 2022. Here at the dawn of 2023, the big question for the U.S. economy is whether or not — and when — […]
I am still here
I almost retired. In fact, this time last year I was 90% certain 2022 would be my last year as host of Talkline and a full-time employee of MetroNews. I’m […]
