MORGANTOWN — A First Amendment expert with extensive administrative experience at West Virginia University will guide the College of Law as interim dean, an appointment that will likely encompass the […]
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Earth Week: Preston hopes to expand recycling capability for glass and tires
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Solid Waste Authority is working with the Terra Alta Recycling Center on recycling glass and tires. The authority is working with Terra Alta to find […]
WVU program, choir director offers more than music during crisis
MORGANTOWN — Kym Scott is director of the WVU School of Music Choral Studies Program and director of the Community Music Program’s West Virginia Community Choir. She has brought joy […]
Many older patients still struggle with telemedicine
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are using their computers or smartphones to visit doctors virtually instead of in person. But not everyone who needs to see a nurse […]
Celebrating Earth Day’s 50th anniversary
I was almost 14 years old on April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day. I spent the day picking up trash at my junior high school, along with other young […]
Coronavirus will make digital divide worse
Over time Americans will become better at managing life under lockdown, in its varying degrees of severity. But almost all the ways it is made easier will require information technology […]
MCHD epidemiologist Dr. Diane Gross was on front lines of Ebola outbreak
Every morning for the past several weeks, Dr. Diane K. Gross helps kick off Monongalia County Health Department’s daily briefing by updating staff on the region’s number of COVID-19 cases […]
Migrants who pay taxes should get stimulus checks
The federal government this week began distributing stimulus checks to most people in the country who have a Social Security number. For many, it will be a welcome if inadequate […]
Kroger will begin accepting EBT cards for curbside service on April 21
ROANOKE, Va. — On Tuesday, Kroger Mid-Atlantic will begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for pickup. The low-contact service allows customers to shop online for groceries on Kroger.com or […]
April 19 letters to the editor
Don’t stop planning for the future The other day I was on Instagram. Someone posted a word search puzzle with the caption, “The first word you see is where you’re […]
