MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new COVID-19 vaccination due date calendar and a new assistance program for homeowners affected by COVID during his Monday briefing. COVID-19 Czar Clay […]
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The death toll from conservative politicization of the pandemic
With light apparently at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, this is a good time to soberly assess how America handled the pandemic and can better handle whatever new wave […]
I nearly died from COVID. Now I’m letting go of the fear
by David Lat Two years ago, I was in a hospital bed on the 15th floor of NYU Langone hospital in Manhattan, dying of COVID-19. A previously healthy, 44-year-old runner, […]
Justice marks 2-year anniversary of state’s first COVID case, and lowest case number since July 4, 2020
MORGANTOWN — Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of West Virginia’s first COVID-19 cases. Gov. Jim Justice noted the occasion during his Friday COVID briefing with a brief video produced by […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid: Law of the land
In our (hopefully) last The Good, the Bad and the Stupid for the year, we’re going to introduce you to some of West Virginia’s new laws. To keep things consistent, […]
On Crossover Day, House coal mine inspection bill apparently dies, bills to split DHHR and reallocate county magistrates go to Senate
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a number of weighty bills on Wednesday – Crossover Day – but perhaps weightiest of all was the bill it didn’t pass: the […]
House OKs bills banning certain COVID-19 vaccine, mask and quarantine mandates during a long floor session
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates plowed through a list of 33 bills Tuesday, including two dealing with COVID-19 vaccine, mask and quarantine mandates. Tuesday was the 49th day of […]
‘Follow the science’ is a slogan, not policy
by Faye Flam Almost everybody wants to be seen as embracing science. That’s true whether they are arguing to take masks off or leave them on, or whether they’re pushing […]
Giving up COVID, but keeping masks and fist bumps
by Nolan Finley I gave up my fear of COVID-19 the moment the second shot of the Moderna vaccine went into my arm a year ago. The point of getting […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6
Good: HB 4630 — to allow a tenant to recover the full amount of their security deposit if a landlord has failed a dwelling unit inspection on the property where […]
