by Mark Gongloff In the fictional world of the P.D. James novel “Children of Men” and its movie adaptation, humanity has lost the ability to reproduce and thus faces certain […]
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A remedy for inflation’s high tides?
by Bruce Yandle In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% annual rate in […]
Morgantown advances to OVAC title game with extra-inning thriller over Wheeling Park
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown High baseball team earned its 20th victory of the season on Monday evening by way of an OVAC Class 5A semifinal win over the visiting Wheeling […]
University hitters steamroll Bridgeport in playoff opener
MORGANTOWN — There are good starts and there are great starts. The University softball team got off to a great start in its Class AAA Region I, Section 2 tournament […]
Dig in: Dates, times set for Mon Schools summer feeding program
It’s the mealtime mantra that Brian Kiehl, who directs child nutrition services for Monongalia County Schools, voices every year at this time. “Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation,” he’ll say. […]
Two injured in weekend shooting
Two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Morgantown. Morgantown police are investigating the incident. According to information from the Morgantown Police Department, officers responded to […]
No danger from rattlesnakes In West Virginia
Recently Frank Jernejcic presented a paper on rattlesnakes to the WV Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Frank is the acknowledged expert on rattlesnakes in West Virginia, and he resides in […]
Info on hostages ‘valuable,’ can’tbe given for ‘free’
Iran’s attack on Israel and the failed attempt by GOP backbenchers to scuttle a foreign aid package have dominated recent news on the Middle East. But such reports overshadow an […]
Criminalizing homelessness is unconscionable, but is it unconstitutional?
by Robin Abcarian Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether a small Oregon city can cite and prosecute homeless people for sleeping in public places when they […]
Call in the carrier pigeons: Repeatedly raising price of stamps doesn’t work
by David Williams It’s hard to keep track of ever-increasing stamp prices. This month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) proposed hiking stamp prices in July from 68 cents to 73 […]
