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Fireworks set for 10 p.m. July 1 at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park

Start your celebration of July 4 today in Morgantown at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park. “We are excited to have a patriotic program that celebrates our nation’s independence,” Vincent Kitch, director of Arts and Culture for the City of Morgantown, said in a Friday release. “With the ...

Fireworks cause “a sizable impact” on the environment

By Kaitlyn Eichelberger Fourth of July: a holiday of grilling, swimming, parades — and fireworks. Behind the colorful explosions and American flags, though, can be greenhouse gases, water pollution and fearful wildlife. About 428 million pounds of fireworks were set off in 2021, ...

July 18 letters to the editor

McKinley misleads on clean energy claims I read with great astonishment The Dominion Post article (DP-07-11-21) based on an interview with Rep. David McKinley; he can obfuscate and twist the truth about clean energy and infrastructure with the best of the global warming deniers. For ...

Celebrate the good; recognize the bad

“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” — James Bryce, historian and British ambassador to the ...

Grill safely this 4th of July

At some point during this Fourth of July weekend, Ryan Walther will probably be behind a grill, cooking up some steaks or burgers and maybe some veggies — safely. As a former restaurant grill cook and the sanitarian at Monongalia County Health Department who teaches food safety courses, ...

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