Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to the contrary, he […]
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8 takeaways from the midterms so far
by Jonathan Bernstein The midterm elections are neither a Republican landslide nor a Democratic surprise … but there is still a long way to go before we have winners in […]
The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’
Sometimes I wish white people could be Black. Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like Me,” who darkened […]
The politics and particulars of Amendment 4
Monongalia Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. used the “p” word on Wednesday as he discussed the fortunes of Amendment 4, which would have granted sweeping oversight of West Virginia’s public […]
Mon Commission reflects on Election Day, EMS levy, Amendment 2 defeat
MORGANTOWN — “It’s a good morning,” Monongalia County Assessor Mark Musick said Wednesday as he stood before the county commission. Musick’s comments in reference to Tuesday’s defeat of Amendment 2 […]
Mon Commission pulls plug on sledding hill tow system, approves Holland Avenue funding
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday that without significant intervention from Mother Nature, it’s pulling the plug on the newly installed tow lift system at the Chestnut Ridge […]
Nancy Masters
Nancy Carol Masters, 80, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her loving […]
Mark Armstrong
Friends may join the family of Mark Allen Armstrong, 62, of Reedsville, who passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, to honor his life and legacy at Smith Funeral & Cremation […]
Edgar Snyder
Edgar Clay “Milkman” Snyder, 95, of Kingwood, went home to his Lord and Savior on Nov. 6, 2022, with family by his side. Edgar was born on April 11, 1927, […]
Linda Haines
Linda Lee (Liston) Haines, 71, of Morgantown, passed away suddenly on Nov. 6, 2022. Linda was the beloved mother of Kenny (Bonnie) Haines, of Melrose Mont.; proud grandmother of Chelsa […]






