CHARLESTON — English instructor Adrin Fisher of Fairmont Senior High School is among five finalists for the 2019 State Teacher of the Year award. The West Virginia Department of Education […]
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Do top vacancies handcuff Commerce?
CHARLESTON — Where per capita income and gross domestic product still lag near the bottom nationally, West Virginia is running an economic development agency without its top three governmental leaders. […]
A good work ethic is taking pride in what we do
By Nabil Jabbour Many historians agree that one major factor that made America “great” is work ethic! And while most of us think we understand what that means, and lament […]
Pre-existing conditions in ‘modern age’
By Patrick W. Morrison During the entirety of 2017, the GOP-led Congress sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at every turn. Throughout — even as they introduced and […]
Try different approaches to tackle mental illness
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown In the past few weeks, we have been saddened by the loss due to suicide of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Both were people who lived in […]
State must stand up for SNAP in farm bill
Ryan Lewis, Morgantown The farm bill is an important piece of legislation in our community and across West Virginia. Among many significant provisions, the farm bill funds the Supplemental Nutrition […]
Does McKinley know his own position himself?
Nancy Lohmann, Morgantown Am I the only constituent of Rep. David McKinley who has trouble finding out his position on controversial issues? When calling his office about an issue that […]
Scales of justice must still be applied evenly
Joel E. Gordon, Masontown Do Kingwood and Preston County voters need to fix a two-tier justice system in our beloved county? Based upon my experiences and battles as Kingwood’s chief […]
If turnout for debate on forest ever reflects turnout for voting
There is rarely ever any reason to make your words soft and sweet about voters. That is, voters who don’t show up for elections, because you’ll probably never have to […]
Lumberjacks flock to Morgantown for STIHL Timbersports competition and festival
MORGANTOWN — Arden Cogar Jr. comes from four generations of lumberjacks. His father worked as a notcher at Cherry River Lumber Company in Richwood from 1954-1957. “His job was to […]
