EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a reprint of a commentary Hoppy wrote a few years ago. This time of year always makes me think of the Christmas catalog. I’m not talking […]
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‘Tis the season to be more neighborly. Doing so can transform communities
by Jerald McNair You rake your leaves and wake up the next morning only to see more on your lawn. You look to your neighbor’s lawn and realize their leaves […]
X-mas is the world’s festival
by Llewellyn King I am an oddball. I like to work on Christmas. I don’t know how it is now, but when I was younger and worked for newspapers, variously […]
Should fat people get an extra airline seat for free?
Southwest Airlines thinks they should by Robin Abcarian Kimmy Garris, who describes herself as a “fat solo traveler,” probably had no idea that her 30-second TikTok video was going to […]
COLUMN: WVU’s numbers tell a much different story than its record
MORGANTOWN — If you knew nothing of the back story that goes along with the WVU men’s basketball team and simply looked at the Mountaineers’ stat sheet today, you would […]
RaeQuan Battle scores 29 again, WVU holds off Toledo with high-octane offense
MORGANTOWN — If it seemed like RaeQuan Battle was in a hurry Saturday, well, that’s because he was. The WVU senior forward literally ran right out of the Coliseum following […]
Dolores Wyant
Dolores Marie Wyant, 88, of Morgantown, died at home surrounded by her children on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Born on July 29, 1935, in Weston, she was a daughter of […]
Ben Tuchi
Ben Joseph Tuchi passed peacefully Dec. 5, 2023, after spending his last day surrounded by very loud loved ones. Born March 2, 1936, and raised in Hazelton, Pa., Ben joined […]
Joseph Henry
Joseph Daniel Henry Jr., age 82, passed away on Dec. 7, 2023, in Oakland, Md. He was born on March 29, 1941, in Harrisonburg, Va., to Joseph and Dorothy Henry. […]
God’s work: West Virginia Caring plans Morgantown hospice center
MORGANTOWN — There’s a big brick building at 501 Van Voorhis Road — 48,000 square feet or so shaped like a giant H. The sign above the front door says […]





