It can be a tough world out there for kids. And that’s not counting the threats of gun violence in schools or the angst that comes from just simply being […]
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We need Bartlett House
Last week’s dip into freezing nighttime temperatures was a stark reminder of how important shelter is for our unhoused population — and it happened to coincide with a series of […]
March 24 letters to the editor
Former ‘library kid’ will support levy in May I was a library kid instead of a latchkey kid. There was a 30-minute difference between the end of my school day […]
Guest essay: A world without suicide starts with our youths
by Megan N. Wilmoth If you thought you could save your teenager or young adult loved one from taking their own life, wouldn’t you do just about anything? If we […]
Guest essay: Childcare advocates unite amid legislative failure
by Tiffany Dawn Gale The West Virginia Legislature’s recent failure to pass any childcare bills, including the crucial House Bill 4797 aimed at reforming reimbursement for childcare providers, has dealt […]
The U.S. is at its best when it learns from its mistakes
by Kevin Frazier Learning from your mistakes isn’t just something that applies to your personal life — it’s a core lesson of political science. Ten years before the Framers of […]
Aging comes with stigma. Let’s admire the defiant
by Christine Ledbetter Who do you want to be when you grow old? Increasingly, senior citizens decide to keep working, including the two front-runners for the 2024 presidential election. Because […]
Morgantown boys come out on top in early-season MoHawk match
MORGANTOWN — The 2024 high school tennis season is underway and an early-season MoHawk matchup was on the docket in Westover Saturday evening inside the Westview Tennis Facility. The Morgantown […]
J.J. Quinerly takes over in second half to lead WVU past Princeton in first round of NCAA tournament
MORGANTOWN — J.J. Quinerly was just as much a dominant pitcher than she was a star basketball player Saturday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. She got the win and the save […]
Nearly 90,000 free trips on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route in 2023
MORGANTOWN — Without an agreement in place by the June 30 end of the fiscal year, free rides on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route will end and the normal 75-cent […]
