by Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer In May, it was decided West Virginia should forego enhanced unemployment benefits. Since there are plenty of job vacancies, it was concluded some receiving benefits […]
Tag: COVID-19
A talk with COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh on vaccinations and the Delta variant
MORGANTOWN — The masks are off and daily vaccine numbers are dwindling, but COVID-19 cases are rising and a new variant is spreading across the country and the world. With […]
Mon Schools to hold vaxx clinics in August
MORGANTOWN — With Delta variant cases on the rise in West Virginia and elsewhere, Monongalia County’s school district is again asking its students, teachers and staffers who haven’t been vaccinated […]
Preparing for Tokyo’s ‘Quiet Olympics’
by David Leon Moore I didn’t see much TV coverage of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials last month in Oregon. But one scene caught my eye. It was […]
Newest round of vaccine lottery winners announced
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — Denise Morrison, of Morgantown, is the latest to win $1 million in the ‘Do it for Babydog: Save a life, Change your life’ vaccination sweepstakes, but Gov. […]
Ruby nurse wins $1 million Do It For Babydog vaccine incentive prize
MORGANTOWN – Ruby Memorial Hospital nurse Denise Morrison burst into joyful tears Wednesday afternoon when Gov. Jim Justice called her name and presented her with a bone-shaped check for $1 […]
GOP closed border argument is flimsy
There’s a certain irony in witnessing members of a party now infamous for downplaying the severity of COVID-19 use the disease as justification to keep the southern border tightly closed. […]
Ignorance is death
We live in ignorant times. By now, surely this is obvious beyond argument to anyone who’s been paying attention. From the Capitol insurrectionist who thought he was storming the White […]
WVU leads rural testing
WVU Today Not all West Virginians have the luxury of popping into a health clinic on a whim to get tested for COVID-19. For the past seven months, the West […]
COVID numbers inching up, but no deaths reported since Friday
MORGANTOWN — Even as COVID case numbers are edging back up, Gov. Jim Justice celebrated a mild victory Tuesday, noting there had been no COVID-related deaths reported since Friday. “Remember […]
