Norm Julian and Al Anderson would have been great in a buddy movie. Heck, the visuals alone would have gotten it. There was Al, a kinetic Black man who sounded […]
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WVU ROTC to hold 9/11 vigil at WVU Downtown Library
West Virginia University Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will recognize the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a 24-hour vigil in front of the WVU Downtown […]
Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Morgantown to honor Duane Nichols
A long-time advocate who looked for the good while helping to fight the bad will be honored Tuesday by the Unitarian Universalists Fellowship. Duane Nichols died June 14. Longtime […]
9/11 memorial planned at Westwood Middle
Westwood Middle School will host a 9/11 Remembrance and First Responder Appreciation Day from 1-3 p.m. Monday at the school. This is to commemorate and memorialize the 22nd anniversary of […]
Vietnam Veterans Post 977 to add bricks to memorial walk
KINGWOOD — During its Thursday meeting, members of Vietnam Veterans Post 977 voted unanimously to add a brick to the Veterans Memorial Walkway in Kingwood for Cpl. Emisire Shahan. Bill […]
A New Yorker till the end: Thanks and farewell to Harry Belafonte
His name would have been recognized with admiration and gratitude anywhere around the world, but Harry Belafonte was born and always made his home right here in New York City, […]
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last man no longer standing
He called himself “the last man standing,” a reference to the rock ‘n’ roll icons of which he was among the most notable. Jerry Lee Lewis died last week at […]
‘Evil has returned’ to Holocaust memorial in Kyiv
by Trudy Rubin Ukrainians refer to Vladimir Putin as “Putler,” an amalgamation of Putin and Adolf Hitler. The label is more than a jab at Putin’s obscene lie that Russia […]
Patricia Coffman Kercheval, Aug. 19, 1927-June 13, 2022
My mother died Monday morning, June 13 … and I was relieved. That sounds awful, and perhaps it is, but the death of a loved one, especially someone suffering from […]
10th annual Sgt. Todd May memorial golf outing set for last Saturday in June
Ten years after his untimely death in 2012, fallen Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Michael Todd May continues to leave his imprint on the community. Each year, donations and memorial […]
