EDITOR'S NOTE: This editorial originally ran March 23, 2020. While parts of our lives have reached a “new normal,” front-line workers continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic. This is especially true as the omicron and delta variants combine for a worrying surge. As such, we’d like ...
by Robert Pearl Most leading immunologists predict COVID-19 will someday become an endemic, a persistent but manageable threat on par with seasonal flu, conceivably by the end of 2022. That would constitute quite the turnaround from today. The coronavirus remains a leading cause of ...
by Paul D. Daugherty Since the first hours the pandemic arrived in our state, West Virginia’s nonprofits have taken initiative, shown leadership and provided continuous service from the local to the state level. The nonprofits range from food pantries to health centers, to youth ...
Downtown must have own warming shelter Monongalia Friends Meeting has a deep concern for our neighbors in Morgantown who are without shelter this winter. As Quakers, we believe there is that of God in everyone, and therefore, each person should be treated with an equal amount of dignity ...
It’s as much a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce: Naming the thing — or things — you are grateful for. (After all, it is Thanksgiving.) It can be hard to pin down what we’re grateful for in a normal year, but after nearly two years of upheaval and ...
Around this time last year, in between opining on local affairs and gearing up for the election, we were encouraging people to hang in there — to have patience and compassion, to be the good and to be safe during the upcoming holidays, because the sacrifices would be worth it when the ...