MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On a drizzly Monday morning at Trinity, wet football helmets glistened as the Warriors began Week 2 of the three-week summer workout period, but even through the […]
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House of Delegates takes up education reform bills
CHARLESTON – With red-shirted teachers packing the galleries, hallways and meeting rooms, the House of Delegates convened Monday morning to take up education betterment. Both prominent Senate education bills fell […]
Raise for Congress shouldn’t be radioactive
Leonard Pitts is on vacation. his column will resume on July 8. A plan by House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., to engineer a pay raise for members of […]
Should we believe she’s even leaving?
You’ll be forgiven if the first thought that crossed your mind at the news that Sarah Huckabee Sanders is quitting as President Donald Trump’s press secretary was, “Oh, does she […]
June 17 letters to the editor
Lot of gray areas around city and WVU Blue Zone Morgantown and WVU are considering spending money on The Blue Zone Project. Is that a good idea? The so-called Blue […]
Despite policies, renewable energy capacity exceeds coal’s
You probably didn’t notice, but April marked a threshold for the nation. For the first time, our capacity for creating electricity from renewable sources crept past that for coal. Yes, […]
Osage building did not get like this in just a few months
If you think the roads are bad, you should see some of the buildings. It’s easy to believe many residents and visitors probably get that impression in parts of Monongalia […]
A belated letter to Dad for Father’s Day
Because the dead don’t leave forwarding addresses, Dad, I’m not sure where to send this, but I’m writing anyway in celebration of Father’s Day. I’m once again proving your point: […]
How outrage should work in real time
Brian Boyle Los Angeles Times Jon Stewart returned to TV last week just as we left him: Sitting behind a desk, clicking his pen as he carefully crafted an argument […]
‘Economic patriotism’ gone crazy
Elizabeth Warren wants to put CEOs in prison even when they have not committed a crime, and here is a kick in the face of half of what we stand […]
