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July 21 letters to the editor

Israeli-Palestinian conflict a modern one In a recent letter to the editor, it is implied that the history of this conflict stems back to ancient, biblical times. However, this conflict is a modern one that is about territory, power and control. Certainly, religious identities are a ...

Last chance to comment on MIP bridge proposal

Amidst everything else that has been going on — regionally and nationally — discussion of the Harmony Grove interchange and the even more expensive stop-gap bridge has faded into the background. But the period for public comment on the bridge is coming to a close. As a quick refresher: ...

As long as the road work gets done …

State Sen. Mike Oliverio’s office announced the Division of Highways would be getting help from private contractors to help take care of ditching so DOH workers could focus on core maintenance — and a hallelujah chorus rang through the hills of north-central West Virginia. We are not ...

State making pedestrian-involved accidents a top priority

MORGANTOWN — On average, there are 66 accidents annually causing death or serious injury to vulnerable road users (non-motorists) in West Virginia.  Of that number, more than 70% of both the drivers and people struck are male.  A quarter of those crashes involve impaired ...

March 24 letters to the editor

Former ‘library kid’ will support levy in May I was a library kid instead of a latchkey kid. There was a 30-minute difference between the end of my school day and the end of my mom’s shift. I spent that precious time at my local library every day. The librarians knew me by name. I ...

Goodbye potholes and one-way streets? Maybe

R.I.P Potholes Gov. Jim Justice proudly announced operation “R.I.P Potholes” — an unusual off-season hot-asphalt pothole patching effort. As much as we criticize the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Justice administration about the roads, we have to give them credit ...