As soon as Black History Month begins Feb. 1, there is inevitably someone who asks, “why do we have a Black History Month?” or “why don’t we have a White […]
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Feb. 14 letters to the editor
Vote your conscience — if you have one By all appearances, it looks as if the U.S. Senate will never arrive at the 67 votes needed to convict former President […]
Guest essay: Gas and oil vital to West Virginia’s economy and future
by Charlie Burd This year has been a challenging one. The pandemic has affected all of us, and our industry, much like every sector, is adapting. While many more challenges […]
Free speech debate about social media is broken
by Cass R. Sunstein The U.S. Supreme Court is strongly committed to the “marketplace of ideas.” It tends to believe, in the words of Justice Louis Brandeis, that the remedy […]
Biden’s bad move in Yemen
by John Bolton Yemen’s long, bloody “civil war” — which has essentially become a proxy war between Iran and Gulf Arabs — is correctly seen as a humanitarian tragedy. Too […]
Community Caring continues giving – from a distance
Community Caring, a local volunteer organization, has taken to Facebook to continue its efforts of providing for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Frankhouser, event planner and coordinator […]
Romance through COVID-19 proves difficult, worthwhile for many
Dating during the pandemic is no easy task, and the same can be said for those in committed relationships. Whether someone is looking to date or has been married for […]
Mountain Line employees still awaiting word on COVID vaccines
MORGANTOWN — Mountain Line CEO Dave Bruffy said the transit authority is frustrated over the state’s decision to bump transit workers down the state’s COVID-19 vaccination priority list. The Centers for […]
House Judiciary approves bill to curb governor’s emergency powers
MORGANTOWN – House Judiciary approved a bill Saturday to curb the powers of the governor in states of emergency and preparedness. Gov. Jim Justice declared the COVID-19 state of emergency […]
Crushing fourth quarter dooms WVU as Oklahoma pulls off upset 72-71
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was about as bad as it could get for the WVU women’s basketball team to start the fourth quarter against Oklahoma on Saturday at the WVU […]
