The West Virginia University Board of Governors held its last meeting of 2021 Friday morning at the Erickson Alumni Center. The meeting began with a roll call, quickly followed by […]
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Capito, GOP senators say Build Back Better’s daycare, pre-K programs could double costs, eliminate daycares
MORGANTOWN – For the second time this week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other GOP senators at the U.S. Capitol to denounce an aspect of the Build Back Better […]
How and when did life begin?
When we think of life on Earth today, we imagine diverse sets of animals and plants. Life also includes tiny unicellular organisms called bacteria, some of which reside in our […]
Faulty heater causes carbon monoxide leak at Trinity
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Classes resumed Thursday at Trinity Christian School, after a carbon monoxide leak earlier in the week sent some students and staffers to the hospital. Superintendent Matthew Chavez said a […]
Community kitchen unveiled in Mon Center
It’s the community’s kitchen — from farmers to for-profit businesses; from individuals to agencies — and now it has a name. The Community Food Innovation Center, located within the Monongalia […]
Full STEAM Ahead
Center won’t have formal office space That’s the thing about Elephant Toothpaste — it always makes an entrance. “Huh, what do you think about that?” Dr. Frederic Bertley asked, while […]
Preston BOE to publish charter school information
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education will publish information about a charter school coming to the area, as required by law. John Treu, president of West Virginia Academy, […]
To make a better story, W.Va. needs to be its best self
West Virginia has long prided itself on the warmth and welcome of its people. It’s perhaps the only stereotype we don’t want to shake. Recently, Morgantown was recognized for being […]
‘One book at a time’: High school literacy advocates want to tell a global story
MORGANTOWN — The book-loving members of The Literary Society are old souls, even if most of them are just 16 or 17, tops. Those old souls are reaching out in […]
Critical race theory controversy has decades-old roots
by Fred L. Pincus The current controversy over critical race theory in the schools is nothing new. Thirty-seven years ago, I published an article with the headline “Book Banning and […]
