by Ramesh Ponnuru For nearly 50 years, those of us who favor legal protection for children in the womb have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow abortion policy to […]
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Importance of activism, engagement
We’re pleasantly surprised to see Protect Morgantown’s efforts have been more effective than we predicted. As we said before, we admire community activism, and Protect Morgantown’s triumph in getting Big […]
Sept. 18 letters to the editor
Thanking businesses for supporting festival As a volunteer of The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, I would like to thank the many Monongalia County and Marion County businesses that supported […]
Guest essay: WVU’s proposed rule change may have chilling effect on faculty’s, staff’s service to community
by John A. Bolt West Virginia University would make a serious mistake by adopting a proposed rule change that could chill a mainstay of the benefits of having a land-grant, […]
A Texas judge just took religious ‘freedom’ too far
by Noah Feldman The long march of religious liberty exemptions is gaining speed. The people who brought you contraceptive care exemptions and COVID rule and vaccine exemptions have now moved […]
Ukraine’s powerful weapon: Yankee ingenuity
Authoritarians control their flock with flattery about their inborn goodness and fear-mongering about the outside forces threatening it. There’s an underlying laziness to all this. It frees the followers from […]
VFW Post 548 to repair building and expand outreach
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After 100 years of community service, VFW Post 548 members are seeking assistance from the community to repair their building and expand their outreach. The Veterans of […]
Mon Commission, Westover hope to take the ‘northern bypass’ to Holland Avenue
MORGANTOWN — What do Westover’s Holland Avenue project and the deferred dream of a “northern bypass” have in common? Nothing really. But the Monongalia County Commission walked away from a […]
WVU runs past Towson with Mathis, Donaldson
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia put together one of its best offensive showings in a year, as running backs Tony Mathis rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson […]
Queen Elizabeth II — more than England’s ‘pretty face’
For seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II not only navigated the United Kingdom through pivotal moments in history — including political changes, wars, civil rights movements, and most recently a pandemic […]
