History doesn’t repeat itself, Mark Twain supposedly said, but it often rhymes. Jessica Eichlin gave a little laugh last week as she tried to conjure the exact […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Promise scholarship extended to October
COVID-19 brought a note to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission on Friday. In response to the pandemic that has closed high schools and colleges across […]
Groups virtually talk renovations, new buildings
Could a new high school solely devoted to STEM and career technical education pursuits make the grade in Monongalia County? That’s what the district would like to […]
FFA hosts Ham and Bacon Sale
The next time you regard a pandemic-empty shelf in a grocery store, consider what will ensue in the virtual world, come April 23. That’s when the (electronic) […]
Tree of Life Congregation offers live streams of Passover services
That grocery receipt in Rabbi Joe Hample’s hand a couple of weeks back was a revelation.It showed that he made it through self-checkout — without ringing up […]
High schools forced to rethink prom, graduation
Don’t cancel that corsage just yet. Or the mortarboard, or the tassel either. While COVID-19 has forced Monongalia County’s three high schools to postpone prom and graduation, […]
Aquaculture in Madagascar
This is a story (in part) about droplets. Just not the kind you’re thinking of, in these pandemic days. Two months ago, while the world was on […]
Bill Withers, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dies
Two amazing things happened to Bill Withers on a spring Saturday night in Cleveland five years ago. The first was that he was inducted into the Rock […]
Crossfit for youngsters; free online videos
Be honest: Did you hate gym class when you were a kid?Of course you did. It was gym class. You had to get out of your school […]
Remembering Fred Fawcett
He didn’t make a big deal about it. Heck, he may not have realized he was doing it, even, as it was just part of his nature. […]
