MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday snuffed an amendment to a bill aimed at allowing high schools to offer elective courses on the historical and literary significance of […]
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Senate business tax cut bill squeaks out a win: 17-16; amendment vote delayed a day
After 2.5 hours of debate, Senate leadership’s signature business tax cut bill barely passed, 17-16. Two Republicans crossed the aisle to vote with the Democrat opposition on SB 837. That […]
Give Blood to Give Time highlights critical need for blood donors
MORGANTOWN — A three-sport athlete, 13-year-old Ellie Thornton is used to standing up to the opposition. Now she’s facing down aplastic anemia, a severe and deadly blood disease, and everyone […]
Pioneering NASA mathematician and W.Va. native Katherine Johnson dies
When John Glenn said to “get the girl,” everyone knew exactly who he meant. It was 1962, and NASA, America’s then-fledgling space agency, was still finding its interstellar legs. And […]
Pleasant Valley PSD issues boil water advisory for customers in subdivisions, on Brand Road
There is a boil water advisory in effect for Pleasant Valley Public Service District. The BWA includes Monongalia County PDS customers from 9 to 328 Brand Road and all residents […]
Vehicle inspections small price to pay for safety on road
You can never have too much safety on the road. The same applies to our bridges, our mines, our buildings, our water, our food and so on. Public safety inspections […]
Excess levies have paper’s endorsement
Yes, you might say we’re jumping to conclusions again. But this time only to the May 12 primary and in a far more low profile election. The Dominion Post is […]
Senate should take some big steps for boosting foster care
Lawmakers should adopt all three bills passing through the Legislature related to foster care. HB 4094 establishes the duties and powers of the Foster Care Ombudsman. HB 4101 lays out […]
Is it time to rush some legislation to state hospitals?
There’s not enough time to rush legislation to the state’s rural hospitals. The last day for bills in the Legislature to advance out of their house of origin to the […]
We’re living in post-integrity America
Back during the scandal over his sexual exploitation of an intern, Bill Clinton was pilloried in this space for his moral defects. To which many liberals responded with derision. Morality? […]
