On Sept. 18, 1787, emerging from the four-month Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Dr. Franklin, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” According to the journal of James McHenry (Library of Congress), Franklin responded, “A republic, if you ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of monthly columns from the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County. “No taxation without representation!” That was the rallying cry of American Colonists when the British Parliament passed The Stamp Act of 1765. This act ...
by Jackie Calmes Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The same lopsidedly right-wing Supreme Court that since June 2022 has overturned longtime precedents to eliminate a federal abortion right, gun controls, clean water safeguards and now affirmative action has ...
It’s once again time for the Morgantown City Council election, but this year is a little different. For the first time, only half the council is up for election, and the winning candidates will fill their seats for four years instead of only two. We’d like to remind everyone that ...
by Judy K. Ball Final election results from the November midterms in West Virginia, released Dec. 9, revealed shockingly low voter turnout. Statewide, 43% of registered voters cast ballots in the election, meaning more voters stayed home than cast ballots. Only five of our 55 counties ...
by Tom Wogan Sr. She was a tall 30-something who walked into the polling place at 6:50 p.m. on Election Day. I was standing by the door the woman entered, fulfilling my role as a poll watcher at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Palos Heights, Ill. She turned to ...