MORGANTOWN – The new Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant began operation last week, and on Monday, officials from the U.S. Department of Interior and the Office of Surface […]
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W.Va. fourth in U.S. for pre-K education
It’s the kind of educational ranking West Virginia officials actually don’t mind reading about or talking about. That’s because the Mountain State has just placed near the top in the […]
Mountain State Justice files suit over Morgantown ‘panhandling’ law
MORGANTOWN — Mountain State Justice, a statewide nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization, has filed suit against the city of Morgantown in the Northern District of West Virginia, claiming the city’s […]
One dead following Cheat Lake shooting incident
One woman is dead following a shooting incident on Falling Water Lane the evening of April 19. According to a press release authorized by Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies […]
USC valedictorian earned the right to speak. Let her
In 2022, at the University of Southern California commencement, valedictorian Adam Karelin delivered a stirring poem against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, valedictorian Tianna Shaw Wakeman spoke of living […]
Jan. 6 case will test the Supreme Court’s hypocrisy
by Noah Feldman Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical that prosecutors could use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to go after Jan. 6 rioters. It’s a closely watched case […]
How can Africa shake its ‘coup contagion’?
by Ivor Ichikowitz In a refreshing twist on what had been starting to look like a depressing U-turn to the days when coup d’etats were all too present in postcolonial […]
From coal mine to solar farm
Tomorrow is Earth Day: a celebration of our planet and a call-to-action to help take care of it. This often involves community-wide clean-up efforts and education outreach. The former tends […]
April 21 letters to the editor
‘Terrorist’ label won’t stop mass shootings In The Dominion Post on Feb. 22, Delegate Bill Ridenour (R-Jefferson) was quoted saying: “School shooters are terrorists. That’s all they are.” At the […]
Guest essay: Picking WVU’s next prez
by Patrice Harris Dear West Virginia University Community, The West Virginia University Board of Governors has begun the process of selecting the next president of our beloved university. This is […]
