West Virginia’s efforts to vaccinate against COVID-19 have paid off … so far. Figures from the state Department of Health and Human Resources show that the state’s older population is […]
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Justice: Delta variant cases jump from 12 to 15, in six counties
MORGANTOWN – The Delta variant continued as the topic of the day at Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing from the governor’s office. Gov. Jim Justice said the number of Delta cases in […]
Justice: Delta variant wouldn’t be a problem if everyone got vaccinated
MORGANTOWN – Repeated questions about the COVID-19 Delta variant prompted an extended monologue on vaccination by Gov. Jim Justice Tuesday. “It’s your right to not be vaccinated, I get that […]
Can football fix our vaccine divide?
by Doyle McManus For a few blessed weeks there, it was possible to believe the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was nearing its end. Case numbers were plummeting, restaurants […]
July 4 letters to the editor
Elementary students need to wear masks For the past 15 months, West Virginians have banded together to drive our COVID-19 infection and death rates down. We have been successful: The […]
Locals give thoughts on vaccine lottery
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice’s Do it for Babydog: Save a life, Change your life vaccination sweepstakes offers vaccinated individuals a weekly chance to win $1 million, trucks, guns, vacations […]
Delta variant of COVID signals the pandemic not over in W.Va.
Two weeks ago, West Virginia COVID-19 Czar Dr. Clay Marsh warned that a newer and potentially more dangerous variant of the virus would soon arrive here. “We’re approaching a yellow […]
Justice touts good economic numbers as W.Va. and national vaccine numbers continue to fall
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s vaccination numbers continue to trickle downward – as they are in many other states – but Gov. Jim Justice put a good face on it Thursday, […]
Justice again urges vaccinations as Delta variant begins to grow in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — In the course of a day, the number of Delta-variant COVID cases tripled in West Virginia — from four to 12 — and Gov. Jim Justice and Public […]
June 27 letters to the editor
Critical thinking belongs in schools Wow. So many people seem to be hot under the collar about what they call “critical race theory.” I’m pretty well-educated and well-read, and I […]
