GRANVILLE POLICE Roney, Lauren Marie, 37, of Morgantown, shoplifting – 3rd offense, March 17, Officer Manley. STATE POLICE Bittinger, Robert L., 57, of Morgantown, possession, March 17, Trooper Barnette. Adams, […]
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Quarterback battle wide open as WVU begins spring practice
MORGANTOWN — A fresh start and new beginning only touches the surface of what the WVU quarterback room is going to look like when the Mountaineers open spring practice on […]
Gerrymandering the Constitution
by Lawrence Goldstone The Roberts court’s record for safeguarding voting rights is hardly impressive. Rather than view access to the ballot box as fundamental to a healthy democracy, the Supreme […]
Can Ukraine make us see that the International Criminal Court matters?
by Sara L. Ochs Two years ago, the U.S. government treated the International Criminal Court like an enemy of the state. Now, the ICC may be the only way to […]
The death toll from conservative politicization of the pandemic
With light apparently at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, this is a good time to soberly assess how America handled the pandemic and can better handle whatever new wave […]
PCYC after-school program starts
The Preston County Youth Center’s after-school program is in full swing. Director Glen Larew said the first week the program had 25 unique kids, with about 15 showing up each […]
Long range transportation planning document available for public review
MORGANTOWN — After nine months and some 1,300 public participants, the long-range vision for the Greater Morgantown Area’s transportation future is available for public review. A draft version of the […]
Ignorance is not bliss
How can DEP approve permit without knowing what facility will be? As you might have known from reading last week’s letters to the editor or Ben Conley’s article, the West […]
March 20 letters to the editor
Traveling back in time, repeating mistakes I am writing this letter for the benefit of younger people who were not around in the 1970s. At present time, we are going […]
How can we enjoy our lives here in the U.S. when life is hell for Ukrainians?
by Stephen J. Lyons Two weekends ago, crocuses bloomed in our Midwest garden. Temperatures reached 70 degrees. In the middle of the night, we experienced our first thunderstorm. Any day […]





