BRIDGEPORT — Breastfeeding offers plenty of benefits for the mother and baby. It is the perfect nourishment, specifically tailored for each child while promoting postpartum recovery for mom. And because […]
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SAMUEL: The ins and outs of traveling to Canada for hunting
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Every summer thousands of Americans go to Canada to fish. From our region, family fishing vacations to Ontario are common. Take the kids for swimming, […]
Rohanna Movement dancers return to stage after pandemic
MORGANTOWN — Is a performer still a performer with no audience? The dancers at The Rohanna Movement dance studio in Cheat Lake would contend the answer is a resounding yes. […]
Welcome to Dale Miller Field
It was a baseball Saturday at Mylan Park. There were whoops from the dugout and smatterings of applause from the stands any time a center fielder chased down that shot […]
Stepping up when we need them
Today, we celebrate people who stepped up when the community needed them. Let’s have a round of applause for Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer and Dr. Kevin Blankenship. For months, Mylan […]
Aug. 1 letters to the editor
Careful what you wish for — you might get it The lead story in our local newspaper (DP-07-22-21) concerns a letter to the president of the United States, asking that […]
Guest essay: Congress needs to deliver on clean water for W.Va.
by Delegate Evan Hansen From lead pipes to dirty drinking water, West Virginians have been forced to put up with aging, unreliable water infrastructure for decades. Now, our communities are […]
Guest essay: West Virginia energy powers the country
by Steve Nelson Over the decade, only one competitive wholesale power plant has come online in West Virginia, with one other being transferred from its regulated status to an exempt […]
Guest essay: West Virginia needs the Local Radio Freedom Act
by Fred Persinger Congress recently stood up for economic growth and the future of West Virginia’s local radio stations by introducing the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that states […]
The must-see Jan. 6 hearings
by Virginia Heffernan “Let that sink in” is among the most persistent refrains on political Twitter. Jolts have hit American brains too fast and too furious over the past five […]







