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COLUMN: Lydia Adrian chooses not to play basketball in college to concentrate on academics
MORGANTOWN — Lydia Adrian has lived in Morgantown her entire life. “I grew up in Morgantown, and I have two older brothers,” she said. “Jared is six years older than […]
NCAA recruiting dead period ends Tuesday, WVU expected to host big recruiting weekends
By Keenan Cummings MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia football program hasn’t hosted a formal official visit weekend since December 2019, but the times are changing. The NCAA recruiting dead period […]
West Virginians grapple with the future of the state’s energy production
MORGANTOWN – Mason Anderson is a 21-year-old contracted worker at Mobile Power Washing who works at the coal-fired Fort Martin power plant in Maidsville, West Virginia. Last year, he decided […]
Ways we observe Memorial Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial is adapted from one that originally ran on May 26, 2020. Some still can’t observe Memorial Day the way they usually would, as the pandemic still […]
Airbnb took down my negative review
by Timothy L. O’Brien My family visited Hudson, N.Y., for a couple of days in March for the same reason everyone goes there. It’s a cool little town surrounded by […]
Reversing Roe v. Wade would be wrong, but not ‘anti-democratic’
by Michael McGough May 19 marked the first meeting of a commission appointed by President Joe Biden to study possible changes to the Supreme Court including an increase in its […]
Black Bears remain winless with loss to Williamsport
GRANVILLE — On a chilly Sunday afternoon, the West Virginia Black Bears ended their series against the Williamsport Crosscutters in a 4-2 loss at Monongalia County Ballpark. Despite loading the […]
Memorial Day 2021: ‘These guys walked the same hallways as you’
As the hearse from New Jersey whispered among headstones and tree-lined lanes, the old soldiers of the Taylor County Honor Guard snapped to attention, like the warriors they once were. […]
Urban Archery Hunt keeps deer populations down and locals fed
MORGANTOWN — For Rick Bebout, there is nothing better than filling Trinity Episcopal Church’s community kitchen freezers to the brim with venison meat. That’s because each pound of ground venison […]
