Dark fears — expressed in the form of data research. Nearly 80% of parents responding to an annual back-to-school survey last summer by a nonprofit, national advocacy […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Kip Price: Content of character, and honoring the debt
It was at the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on a late-summer day 61 years ago when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream became The […]
‘Here’ — Mon Schools taking roll on attendance effort
A little bit of history could also be assigned to all those hand-drawn posters Danica Rubenstein toted with her to Tuesday night’s Monongalia County Board of Education […]
Meet Mon’s newest spelling bee champion
Gotta spell ‘em all. Which is exactly what Deven Ramanthan did Wednesday afternoon at the 2024 edition on the Monongalia County Spelling Bee. Deven, a Mountaineer Middle […]
Mon BOE still mulling over the language for The Renaissance Academy bond call
It takes a lot of work to get a $142.6 million school on a ballot for consideration. Which is why The Renaissance Academy, the proposed stand-alone STEM […]
Marion County Schools wants to built a new elementary school, along with other major infrastructure projects
A yes vote on the ballot in May could mean a major building project in coming months for Marion County’s school district. The county is asking voters […]
Slava Ukraini, for a long as it takes: Soldier visiting Morgantown from the fighting in Ukraine said Putin underestimated the people’s resolve
Ariah Ben Yehuda was still trying to figure out Tuesday if his lunch order at the Morgantown Eat ’n Park really was a metaphor of Western abundance […]
Hoop Dreams: Elks Lodge 411 setting up for another free-throw competition Saturday
Basketball free throws as a metaphor for life and success? “Of course,” Jon Kline said. “You’re out there, all by yourself. And you have to earn it. […]
Mon Schools readying for district-wide testing in coming weeks
The holiday break is over, and that means testing will soon be in full bloom for Monongalia County Schools. Writing assessments for students in grades 3-8 will […]
Mayo, with a Mon County commissioner on the side?
Monongalia County commissioner Tom Bloom loves spreading the word about Pantry Plus More. Now, as it turns out, he just might have to spread the mayo, too. […]
