While still well below their winter peaks, the latest spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are raising concerns among health officials and among many Americans — just not among […]
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City seeking help spending $11.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown expects to receive $11.2 million through the American Rescue Plan. Now it’s asking for your plan on how best to spend it. City Manager […]
Ignorance is death
We live in ignorant times. By now, surely this is obvious beyond argument to anyone who’s been paying attention. From the Capitol insurrectionist who thought he was storming the White […]
We now have ‘an epidemic of sleep deprivation’
by David Lazarus Having trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Sleep disorders have grown so prevalent since the start of the pandemic, there’s a name for it — “coronasomnia.” That got […]
New normal might look like old normal
by Michael R. Strain As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes across much of the U.S., the difference between the lasting and temporary changes that it wrought are starting to emerge. Hype […]
American general store a symbol of enterprise and exceptionalism
BUCKSTOWN, Pa. — The Duppstadt’s Country Store, sitting high on a plateau along the Lincoln Highway between Stoystown and Reels Corner, has served Somerset County residents and weary travelers since […]
COVID Highlights Deficiencies, Sparks Innovation in Mental Health Care for West Virginians
by Wren DownsNewsroom@DominionPost.com To attend his weekly Zoom meetings, one patient at the Center for Hope and Healing addiction treatment facility in Morgantown, drives his ATV four miles down the […]
Airport anticipates return to pre-COVID numbers by end of July
MORGANTOWN — By all indications, 2020 was going to be a banner year for the Morgantown Municipal Airport. It was coming off a somewhat resurgent 2019, in which enplanement numbers […]
No ‘United’ States: The crisis that did not bring us together
There is no such thing as the “United” States. As an era of medical mask mandates draws to a close and we begin to ponder lessons learned, that one should […]
Scope of WVU health major broadens to include infectious diseases
MORGANTOWN — As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science in industrial hygiene, […]
