Mark E. Ashcraft, 63, of Burton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Mark was born in Waynesburg, Pa., on June 26, 1957, a son of […]
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Virginia Radcliff
Virginia Lee Radcliff (Jacquez), 85, of Indian Trail, N.C., formerly of Morgantown, passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Lake Park Nursing Home in Indian Trail, N.C. She was […]
John Laurita
John Angelo Laurita, 82, of Morgantown, passed away at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, with his children and Claudia by his side. John was born in […]
Dale Newcome
Dale Edward Newcome, 82, of Tunnelton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Mon Health Medical Center. Dale was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Kingwood, a son of the […]
WVU women’s basketball team runs win streak to 8 with 79-70 victory at TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas — The WVU women’s basketball tram continued to take care of business Saturday, winning its eighth straight with a 79-70 victory at TCU, this time on the […]
HOOPS BLOG: There is some overall meaning to the Big 12/SEC Challenge
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Welcome to the eighth annual Big 12/SEC Challenge, where this season’s contest comes with a COVID-19 twist: Only nine games will be played, because the University […]
W.Va. lawmakers, Sierra Club comment on Biden’s slate of climate orders
MORGANTOWN – Among the torrent of executive actions that have poured out of President Biden’s office during his first 10 days are five on climate change. The Dominion Post asked […]
Do Black lives matter to Congress?
The death of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led members of Congress to try to mandate basic changes in police practices nationwide. But partisan and presidential-election […]
Just say it: Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
by Kenneth Shouler Hank Aaron’s death Jan. 22 brought forth a steady stream of highlights, respectful reflections and revelations about his baseball career. But one revelation was missing. We waited […]
Language changes eroded U.S. democracy
by Martin Puchner Victor Klemperer, a literary scholar, saw the Nazi era begin in the subtlest of ways, through a shift in language. Trained to examine linguistic nuances, he noticed […]
