April Paris broke up laughing after her daughter, Ava, told a guy with a notebook what she wanted to be when she grew up. “A heavy equipment […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Empty Bowls teaches Trinity students about food scarcity
Elyse Kisner and Zoey Workman tried to be smart with their Smarties — they really did. They juggled, shifted and re-shifted. They put off, rearranged and rethought. […]
Mon BOE sets 2020-21 academic calendar
Save the date. The first day of school in Monongalia County next year is Aug. 20, with the last set for May 28. That’s to allow for […]
Daughter writes book on Holocaust using father’s tapes
So went the detritus of Auschwitz, after the bodies and those barely alive were taken away. There were the soiled, striped pants that made up the camp […]
Area man pens book on Kennedy in W.Va.
Camelot always had lots of cash on hand. Boy, did it ever. A political boss in Logan County found out just how much during John Kennedy’s klieg-light […]
‘Test of Einherjar’: Heavy lifting in ancient Norse contest at Viking
There’s not a thing wrong with that high-tech, exercise bike your kids got you for Christmas — even if you’ve only used it sparingly since Dec. 25. […]
Mon Health Auxiliary supports Empty Bowls
Kathy Pompili didn’t let her muse stray too far out on a limb Thursday morning at the WOW! Factory. “I like it,” she said, swirling her paintbrush […]
Mon BOE begins amending mission statement
The writing was on the wall Tuesday night for the Monongalia County Board of Education. Wait — change “was,” to “is,” if you don’t mind. The word-tweaking […]
WVU, city celebrate MLK Day
MORGANTOWN — Mahalia Jackson, the legendary gospel singer, wasn’t just in possession of a big voice. She also had an equally abundant capacity for social justice. On […]
Greater St. Paul AME honors MLK with annual observance
MORGANTOWN — Olivia Tuel allowed that she may have been “just a little nervous,” Sunday afternoon at Morgantown’s Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. That was […]
