“Mission Veteran Expedition: Honoring Vietnam Veterans in the Transportation Industry” returns to Vietnam with 10 veterans, documenting their personal experiences of historic events and healing. In November 2023, 10 Vietnam […]
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Gov issues proclamation for National Alcohol Awareness Month
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) was pleased to report that Gov. Jim Justice officially recognized April as Alcohol Awareness Month in West Virginia. In issuing a proclamation, […]
PEIA examines financial effects of new pharmacy law
The Public Employees Insurance Agency is examining the potential financial effect of a bill requiring pricing and payment transparency from pharmacy benefits managers. That is expected to increase costs for […]
Bridge collapse impacting on W.Va. coal shipments
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has had a ripple effect in West Virginia. With the bridge in the water and […]
Main Street Morgantown announces 40+ events for 2024 season
Main Street Morgantown has planned 40 downtown events with the kick-off of its 2024 events season starting in April. Since 1984, Main Street Morgantown has been dedicated to the development […]
Arguments against mifepristone about ideology, not facts
For more than two decades, the pharmaceutical mifepristone, used in tandem with misoprostol, has been allowing Americans to have safe and effective medication abortions at home, saving the expense and […]
Justice coming to some of the liars
by Mark Z. Barabak The arc of the moral universe — the one that is supposedly long and bending toward justice — seems finally to be edging closer to its […]
Raising Social Security’s retirement age is the least bad option
by Karl W. Smith Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from 67 to 69. […]
Sewer rate increase of 36.67% moves forward in Westover
WESTOVER — Westover City Council on Monday approved the second reading of a 36.67% sewer rate increase for city residents. If ultimately adopted at council’s April 15 meeting, the new […]
WVU prepares for Campus Carry; Faculty Senate learns BOG will vote on rule governing guns on campus this month
MORGANTOWN – Campus Carry is coming to WVU July 1, and Faculty Senate members learned on Monday what will happen in the coming weeks as the university braces for legal […]
