MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Tuesday took up and unanimously adopted SCR 17, “Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people.” The resolution has 32 […]
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Senate Education Committee OKs intelligent design, U.S. motto bills
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday approved bills allowing the teaching of intelligent design in schools, and requiring the display of the national motto in schools and colleges […]
Winterberries offer a welcome pop of color
I’ve been trying to form a new healthy habit. It isn’t so much a new year resolution, but more a strategy of desperation. In December my family was almost continuously […]
Courthouse will get reconfigured
KINGWOOD — For 89 years, the Preston County Courthouse has served the residents of Preston County. It replaced a brick courthouse that was torn down in 1933. The sandstone for […]
WVU celebrates MLK, others with annual breakfast
The WVU Center for Black Culture honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during a unity breakfast Monday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Jeneisha Harris, an activist, a community leader […]
Courts ask for $160M budget
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require more. Last year, […]
Satyagraha: A word to know in 2024
by Andrew Moss Since the presidency of Donald Trump, our growing preoccupation with deceptive forms of political communication can be charted in the way that terms like “Big Lie,” “election […]
Lifetime SNAP ban for drug felons is cruel
As Missouri lawmakers embark on yet another legislative session sure to be defined by right-wing extremism and entrenched partisanship, positive exception has arisen regarding, of all things, public assistance: A […]
Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment
by John D. Skrentny Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on much these days. But despite the gridlock in Congress, both political parties have for years supported spending billions […]
Warriors fend off Blue Devils’ 4th-quarter comeback bid to hang on for win
MORGANTOWN — A once-comfortable lead turned into a panic situation as the Trinity Christian boys basketball team just held off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by visiting St. Marys to win […]
