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Feb. 14 letters to the editor

Vote your conscience — if you have one By all appearances, it looks as if the U.S. Senate will never arrive at the 67 votes needed to convict former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Never mind what lame arguments Trump’s defense team uses to win his acquittal. Far ...

Angry traders target wrong Robin Hood

by Wes Moore My Twitter mentions were the first sign anything was amiss. “Any one hot @iamwesmoore address?” one tweet asked. “Corporate scum. Someone’s gonna find you,” another tweet said. “I would never do such a thing but if I’m thinking it, at least 3.5 million ...

Feb. 7 letters to the editor

Objection to review board disappointing I was saddened to learn from the article “Council forwards draft to Morrisey” (DP-02-03-21) that the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) conveyed, through a letter from their lawyer to Morgantown City Council, their plans to sue the city ...

GameStop short-sale highlights stock market problem

A West Virginia University financial expert said recent surges of traditionally undervalued stocks like GameStop, AMC Entertainment and Blackberry damage market confidence that could ultimately have a negative impact on the economy. “All of these companies had weak financial results, low ...

Internet is trolling Wall Street: What you need to know

For the Average Joe who was confused regarding headlines about GameStop and Wall Street and Reddit and short selling last week, we’re going to break it down for you as best we can. Disclaimer: We are not economists or market experts. For background, GameStop is a brick-and-mortar store ...