Thanks to the generosity of Lowe’s Companies Inc., Monongalia County Health Department, as well as Monongalia County Emergency Management and area first responders and hospitals are better equipped with personal […]
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Clergyman, activist serves community
FAIRMONT — Two decidedly different pandemic tales were unspooling in this Marion County city on a recent, sun-dappled weekend. On one tree-lined street, a group of teenagers were about, while […]
WVU extends appointments of two interim deans
During a time of transition and uncertainty, two experienced West Virginia University administrators serving as interim deans will be given extended appointments to continue their serving their colleges. Tracy Morris, […]
Agent launches program to assist Food for Preston
KINGWOOD — Food for Preston has seen a 40% increase in families served in the last month. Local State Farm Agent Ray Thompson is launching a campaign to help keep […]
Transportation workers need to be given better protection
Bus drivers across the country are dying from COVID-19. We need to do more to protect them. On March 24, a Detroit bus driver posted a video complaining about a […]
New words to describe strange times
Among the many things changed by the sad, eerie moment we’re living in is our vocabulary. We bat around words most of us had never heard or spoken until a […]
Assault accusation needs independent investigation
As he prepares to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden is rightly being exhorted to make a fuller and more public response to an allegation by […]
No stimulus for students
Turning 18 is a trap. Especially if you turned 18 before the coronavirus hit. Being 18 is that awkward place of legally being an adult (you can go to war […]
May 3 letters to the editor
Library key feature in beloved memories Some of my earliest memories were of my mother taking me to the downtown library to check out books. The library not only reinforced […]
#GivingTuesdayNow supports students
West Virginia University will hold an online fundraising program to help students struggling financially because of COVID-19, which has led to the university closing its campuses and moving classes online as well […]
