by Kevin Frazier Democracy means more than just holding elections. And, “the people” are more than just voters. Yet, “we, the people,” have allowed our role as popular sovereigns to be reduced to benchwarmers. Democracy is supposed to be a system through which “the ...
The city’s statement on employee pay The City of Morgantown has been the center of attention lately over its personnel policies. While we generally don’t comment on such matters in the public, we believe these facts will contribute to the discussion. The city provides some of the ...
We’re pleasantly surprised to see Protect Morgantown’s efforts have been more effective than we predicted. As we said before, we admire community activism, and Protect Morgantown’s triumph in getting Big Daddy Guns removed from its proposed downtown location at The Deck proves that ...
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting. Those 1970s cartoons weren’t wrong. Voting is the most fundamental act of democratic ...
America needs more civics classes We need more civics, history and government classes in our schools. When you compare the annual federal budgets for education, as a nation, for every $50 we spend on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), we spend 5 cents on civics. After years ...