CHARLESTON — College students from West Virginia and Marshall universities testified about experiences with food insecurity in support of a bill called the “Hunger Free Campus Act,” and most members […]
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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 1
Welcome to the first “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid” of the 2024 regular legislative session. For those who are unfamiliar with this annual tradition: Every Friday while the […]
How to solve food insecurity: Stop trashing edible food
New York and California recently passed laws to keep edible foods out of landfills — and hopefully into the hands of hungry people. California’s law went into effect in January […]
Guest essay: Voices of Hunger: Right to food is a human right
by Madison Staten Voices of Hunger is a collective of people working to break the cycles of poverty that exacerbate household food insecurity, which is a precondition for the full […]
Guest essay: The right to food is about more than free meals
by Cheryl Prichard and Josh Lohnes Have you ever been hungry? Not simply missing or being late for dinner but the hunger that gnaws away while you know that you […]
Growing ‘The Garden’ to a second location in Westover
By Jade Ruggieri The West Virginia University Campus Food Garden is sprouting more growing space for an urban farm and learning center at the Abundant Life Greenhouse in Westover. While […]
Meals on Wheels recognizes volunteers
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Morgantown Area Meals on Wheels thanked its volunteers with a “We Are Thankful for Our Volunteers” project for Thanksgiving. Meals on Wheels drivers have continued to drive throughout the […]
Morgantown Council to consider resolution declaring food a human right
MORGANTOWN — “We’re one of the wealthiest countries in the world,” Joshua Lohnes told members of Morgantown City Council. “And yet, many of our neighbors don’t have access to healthy, […]
Supply chain issues hit home
Headlines across the nation herald a great calamity: ships and trucks backed up at ports, fuel pumps running dry, shelves empty of toys. All fingers point to one culprit: the […]
Stocking Up the Blessing Box
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Morgantown First Ward residents are asking for the community’s help stocking a Blessing Box near the corner of Dorsey and Southern avenues in the neighborhood. With winter on its […]
