by Jim Kaufman For over two years since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia’s hospitals and their physicians, nurses, caregivers and teams have been on the front lines […]
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June 12 letters to the editor
‘Good guys with guns’ didn’t stop shooter Nineteen “good guys with guns” were totally unable to stop the systematic slaughter of 21 innocent people, 19 of whom were screaming, terrified […]
Social Security trustees say U.S. rich enough to expand benefits
by Michael Hiltzik The army of perennial doomsayers about the financial condition of Social Security had to be a little crestfallen after the release of the program trustees’ annual report […]
Putin’s new war crime
Starving world’s poor by blocking grain exports by Trudy Rubin You may think you’ve seen every horror in Russia’s kit of war crimes against Ukraine (short of weapons of mass […]
School shootings endanger kids, teachers, democracy
by Jerald McNair I remember the days when the only thing students worried about in school was getting good grades, and when there was a healthy supply of candidates wanting […]
What’s behind the high gas prices? Three WVU experts talk to The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN — Gas and diesel prices are climbing daily. Along with the worry and frustration has come a lot of finger pointing Conservatives point to White House energy policies, saying […]
10th annual Sgt. Todd May memorial golf outing set for last Saturday in June
Ten years after his untimely death in 2012, fallen Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Michael Todd May continues to leave his imprint on the community. Each year, donations and memorial […]
Preston gathers to discuss ARPA fund spending
KINGWOOD — One would expect a meeting between the government and community members at 2 p.m. on a sunny Friday to be lightly attended — mostly by those whose job […]
New law shrinks window to catch up on delinquent real estate taxes
MORGANTOWN — If you have delinquent real estate taxes you likely don’t have as much time as you think to remedy the situation. Monongalia County Tax Deputy Kelly Palmer recently […]
Virginia Lyall
Virginia Ellen Arnold Lyall, 97, of Okatie, S.C., passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Virginia was born in Benbush, on June 3, 1925, a daughter of the late John and […]







