MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board Spokesman Chris Dale said the utility is in negotiations with a firm to design substantial water and sewer upgrades to support Mountaintop Beverage, the anchor […]
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Not me, but I do wish Pizza Girl the best
I tend to hate romantic comedies. But recently, some folks thought I might be living in one. After an ad ran in our paper last week seeking a mystery woman […]
‘Resilient’ West Virginia continues to be comeback kids after beating Texas
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Sometimes the finer details of the bigger moments get lost, and that may have been the case Saturday, in West Virginia’s 19-point comeback victory against No. […]
Mountaineer statue to mark 50 years in front of Mountainlair; cast has home in Kingwood
KINGWOOD – The Mountaineer statue, standing in front of the West Virginia University Mountainlair, will celebrate 50 years in October. Then-Gov. Arch Moore officially dedicated the statue in October 1971. […]
COLUMN: The lack of leashed dogs in our public places is a serious problem
Though I’m only in my mid-20s, the longer I go through life the more I see myself taking a stance that people should be able to do what they want […]
SAMUEL: Wolves are now killing mountain lions
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL If someone made a list of things that can happen in nature, I’d have rated this one dead last (no pun intended). I’d have never […]
Could an amendment end partisan redistricting?
The fatal flaw of redistricting is that the people in charge of it are the very same people who are dependent upon it for their jobs — which leaves the […]
Feb. 21 letters to the editor
Public being shut out of W.Va. lawmaking The 2021 legislative session is underway, and after a few days, I am alarmed. While I support alterations in protocols to maintain public […]
Guest essay: Say no to an intermediate court of appeals
by Eric Hayhurst Once again, many West Virginia legislators want to create an intermediate court of appeals in the state. West Virginia simply does not need an intermediate court of […]
Guest essay: Closing coal plants: Booming business but consumer disaster
by Syd S. Peng If you think the accelerating pivot to renewable energy is all about cleaning up, think again. An increasing number of utilities are under mounting pressure from […]
