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Worst-case scenarios unasked, unresolved

by Martin Schram Outside, millions of desperate people have been standing for hours in lines stretching around the corners of America’s city streets and suburban strip malls. Inside, others have been searching the internet — and getting kicked off by overloaded websites and ...

Celebrate your holidays safely

This week marks the one-year anniversary since Americans began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It seemed like a light at the end of the tunnel and a great way to end a horrible year. But because it took a few months to offer the vaccine to all age groups, the COVID-19 vaccine wasn’t a ...

WVU to extend indoor mask requirement through Oct. 20

WVU Today West Virginia University will extend requirements for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities through Oct. 20, when public health conditions will be reevaluated. The announcement is an extension of ...

Preston BOE works out COVID plan

KINGWOOD -- Preston County students will keep their masks on through October. After that, it depends. The county’s Board of Education spent over an hour with two parents -- Teri Kisner and Angie Harrison, who were representing a larger group concerned about the various masks and ...

We need quicker tests in order to contain the Delta variant

by Max Nisen With the Delta variant surging throughout the U.S., Biden administration chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci has advocated for more testing — including for the vaccinated. More testing is essential, but how we test is important, too. The U.S. is testing fewer people ...