When it comes to convincing West Virginians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as a state, we’ve tried gentle encouragement, laying out the cold hard facts and even bribery, but less […]
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July 25 letters to the editor
Climate change won’t wait for GOP to agree It’s not often a West Virginian has the power to make a profound impact on the world, but Sen. Manchin is in […]
Guest essay: Decision to cut off benefits harms W.Va. families
by Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer In May, it was decided West Virginia should forego enhanced unemployment benefits. Since there are plenty of job vacancies, it was concluded some receiving benefits […]
Guest essay: When God sends a helicopter
by Delegate Joey Garcia A man climbed to his roof to escape a dangerous flood. He rejected offers to ride to safety in a rowboat, a motorboat, and a helicopter, […]
Ben & Jerry’s boycott is not a rejection of Israel
by Trudy Rubin The most stunning thing about the Great Ice Cream War between Ben & Jerry’s and Israel is the explosive Israeli reaction. The ice cream maker, famous for […]
We have to help Cuba
by Jay Ambrose Like never before in recent times, Cubans are protesting by the thousands. And they have good reason because their vicious, unendingly cruel, inept, corrupt communist bosses have […]
Hey Biden, Trump could be your best vaccine friend
by Karl W. Smith Here’s a simple step — but not an easy one! — that President Joe Biden could take to fight vaccine hesitancy as it spreads across the […]
SAMUEL: Why losing hunters is a concern to us all
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL We hear all the time that hunter numbers are declining. And I think they are, but evaluating that isn’t as simple as it sounds. The […]
Teens explore state’s cryptid craze at library’s Aull Center
MORGANTOWN — Mothman. Grafton Monster. Blue Devil. Ogua. Sheepsquatch. When it comes to cryptids — creatures whose existence is claimed but never proven — it’s hard to believe any state […]
A talk with COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh on vaccinations and the Delta variant
MORGANTOWN — The masks are off and daily vaccine numbers are dwindling, but COVID-19 cases are rising and a new variant is spreading across the country and the world. With […]
