MORGANTOWN — “When a business opens to the public, that means they’re open to all.” Morgantown Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jan Derry explained as much while describing the commission’s Open […]
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Two men arrested after attempted hotel room break-in
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two men are facing charges of attempted burglary after attempting to force their way into a hotel room, police said. Charles K. Eads, 29, of Rolla, Mo., […]
DOH reps attend commission meeting to attempt to explain progress
KINGWOOD — A week after Preston commissioners complained about poor communication and planning from the Division of Highways, representatives were at the commission meeting. District 4 Engineer Darby Clayton and […]
Column: A plea to protect skin from sun damage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When you’re outside in the summer, the thought might cross your mind that you want to get some sun before heading on vacation for a couple weeks. […]
Developments in floodplains proving costly
BY HARRIET FESTING In early June, Diane Mueller fled her flooded home near St. Louis, for the second time in two years. She hopes it won’t happen again. When she […]
Suspend rules and let HB 206 become 2020 election issue
This should not even need to be said. But in the hyper-partisan context of the Legislature in Charleston today it does. Today, the state Senate is expected to reconvene in […]
Stonewall still playing out 50 years later
Leonard Pitts is on vacation. his column will resume on July 8. In late June of 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Manhattan […]
June 24 letters to the editor
Vote out administration congressional enablers Why are so many Trump supporters so easily fooled? To clarify: I don’t refer to supporters among the top 1% of Americans. Those supporters have […]
ACE rule can only dig us in a deeper hole
Call it a policy of diminishing returns or retreats from a worsening climate crisis. We’re never going to sway the Trump administration on its decision to short circuit the Clean […]
Congress must protect Title X health care program
BY JESSICA McCOLLEY As a maternal-child physician, I provide care to some of our state’s most vulnerable populations. Large portions of this area’s people live on the lower end of […]
