West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee delivered his Spring State of the University address in the form of a Q&A-style webinar via Zoom on Tuesday evening. In his opening […]
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Statler’s buzzer 3 pushes Cee-Bees over Cameron 59-56
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. – With a minute to go in Tuesday’s match at home against Cameron, the Clay-Battelle boys basketball team was reeling, and senior forward Gavin Moore, who had struggled […]
Pay local people to compile COVID data? Yes, please
The Monongalia County Board of Health would like the county health department to start compiling all available data on severe COVID cases and deaths in our area, looking especially at […]
Loss inspires good deed
We all know the adage, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But it takes a very special kind of person to take life’s lemons, turn them into lemonade and […]
Can you spot the anti-Semitic tropes?
by Manya Brachear Pashman Lexicographers have a long history of hindsight on the word “anti-Semitism.” When James Murray, the original editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, encountered the term in […]
The victims of this war don’t get a wall
“This is a violent civilization — if civilization’s where I am.” — Gil Scott-Heron, “Gun” Alexis Knutson doesn’t want to see her friend reduced. That friend, she told The New […]
PREP ROUNDUP: No. 4 Morgantown upsets No. 2 Wheeling Park 55-41
WHEELING, W.Va. – Morgantown avenged an earlier loss to Wheeling Park Tuesday, defeating the second-ranked Patriots (10-2) on their home court, 55-41. After going toe-to-toe with the Patriots, the Mohigans (7-1) […]
Senate Finance unveils third income tax elimination plan, sends it to Senate floor in squeaker vote
MORGANTOWN – Senate Finance took up and barely passed the third and newest version of the income tax reduction plan. The committee approved what’s called a strike and insert for […]
Welcome spring with fun
Finally, spring fever is hitting and hitting hard. The days are looking sunnier, lasting longer; the smell of growth and new beginnings fill the air. I love seeing flowers come […]
WVU forward Gabe Osabuohien announces he will return for 2021-22 season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With two players declaring for the NBA draft and another two announcing they were entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, the WVU men’s basketball team finally got a […]
