When frigid temperatures struck Morgantown over the Christmas weekend, organizations and volunteer groups struggled to find accommodations for 110 people who are homeless. Sixty people hunkered down […]
Tag: homelessness
Guest essay: We’re all closer to being homeless than we think
by Shannon McNicholas This past week, a girl — maybe five or six — and her dad walked up to me in an alley occupied by a […]
Homeless people are still people, and we must treat them as such
We were disappointed by the comments made at the Sept. 20 Morgantown City Council meeting regarding the “loitering issue” downtown, particularly in proximity to the Morgantown Public […]
Guest essay: Inflation hits hardest at home
by Paige Looney It feels like the only thing we’re talking about is inflation — and for good reason. Americans are feeling the rising cost of inflation […]
Tearing of our social fabric
PITTSBURGH — When the Hampton Battery was dedicated here in 1871 to a young Civil War soldier who lost his life protecting the Union at Chancellorsville, Va., […]
April 3 letters to the editor
Save a life. Be an organ donor Every day, more people join the national organ transplant waiting list. By the end of this week, more than 140 […]
Crittenton Services, Lauren’s Wish, Catholic Charities join agencies at Hazel’s House of Hope
MORGANTOWN — An addiction triage center, a behavioral health provider and the largest private social service agency in West Virginia are adding their names to the roster […]
Skaff’s homeless bill would limit encampment locations
CHARLESTON — House Minority Leader Doug Skaff told members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday kids walking to school shouldn’t have to fear because there’s a homeless […]
Sheriff’s deputies charge Washington man with breaking and entering
Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Washington man now living at an area homeless shelter Wednesday. According to a press release from Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies responded […]
Manchin announces money for homeless
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,134,042 from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to counties […]