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Mon BOE talks boosters, Harvey's legacy

Monongalia County students will be able to roll up their sleeves for their COVID boosters as early as next month, the district said. Donna Talerico, Mon’s deputy superintendent of schools, told Board of Education members during their meeting Tuesday night that schedules for the clinics ...

Let hospitals, not politicians, triage care

by Sheldon H. Jacobson The omicron surge is pushing our nation’s health care system to the brink. As omicron infections surge, the number of people seeking care in emergency rooms and hospitals is skyrocketing. Though omicron may prove to be less virulent than delta and other ...

As omicron surges, we must talk about triage

by Andreas Kluth At some point after he became chief surgeon in Napoleon’s army, Dominique Jean Larrey started walking across blood-soaked battlefields to pick out those among the wounded who could still be saved, usually by instant amputation of limbs. In time, he developed a ...

Extra benefits for anti-vax jobless?

by Michael R. Strain Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 and the federal government began using extraordinary measures to support workers, households and businesses, Republicans have been concerned that expanding the eligibility and generosity of unemployment benefits could ...

Bloom issues mask challenge: Just wear it

MORGANTOWN — “Mon County is exceptional. Our citizens are above the others, and we’re going to prove it.” And with that, Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom issued a challenge. “I want to challenge the citizens of Monongalia County, that to the end of this month, ...

OSHA wouldn’t need mandate if vaccines weren’t politicized

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley both signed on to a “friend of the court” brief opposing the Biden administration’s OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) “vaccine mandate” — in quotations because an employee can choose to remain unvaccinated, but ...