By 2030, if the trend continues, West Virginia’s adult obesity rate will tip the scales at 60%. The above was observed and chronicled in a recent “State […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
The numbers are in: Mon students advance to regional Math Field Day competition
So, just how much interest are you paying on that credit card? And that square footage your contractor is talking about — you just need the driveway […]
Mon Schools closely studying education bills
The Monongalia County Board of Education opened its meeting Tuesday night by honoring University High School’s championship cross-country athletes – which also turned out to be an […]
Marion Schools latest district to deploy weapon detectors
Technology got on the board first at a high school basketball game Monday night in Marion County. People filing in for the boys’ home contest pitting the […]
Karen and Mared: Morgantown man who got police interested again in the case of the murdered coeds is still hoping for justice — 53 years later
That’s how it works, during these sad searches. You put one foot in front of the other, in gridded-out moves, like a game of chess. Clear one […]
WVU engineering school to host ‘Girls’ STEM Day’ next month
Framed as such, it could have been the premise of a science-fiction novel. The day Katherine Johnson and Anna Brusoe constructed a time-bridge, that is. Anna, we’ll […]
W.Va. Department of Education eases teacher requirement
In 2015 in West Virginia, some 600 technically non-certified teachers were in front of public school classrooms. That number has now more than doubled, with 1,544 such […]
Salvation Army: No $1K bill — but a big thank you
Earlier that week, someone associated with the Salvation Army here took a call. “Hey,” ventured the anonymous voice. “You may want to check out the kettle at […]
Hope scholarship families begin receiving checks for school
Not without a fight. The first round of Hope scholarship dollars started going out across West Virginia last week, capping a pugilistic history that saw the school […]
NPR’s Eric Deggans: Bigotry and racism are your issues, too
Are you a racist – without realizing? You might be surprised, Eric Deggans said, Monday morning at WVU’s Mountainlair. Even if you inherently aren’t – or think […]
