As a teacher in front of her classroom at Eastwood Elementary School, Amber Nichols is known for her meticulous preparation. Lesson plans, notes and ideas on things […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
‘What’s next?’ Mon students and others protest the district-mandated removal of Pride flags and other trappings from classrooms
High school can be bad enough on a good day — and for Aaron Reedy, there were no good days back then. In fact, it was all […]
‘And we are at war: Westwood Middle students hear Sept. 11 memories from school secretary, one of the first on the ground at Shanksville
Before the rains came, the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, had been a mix of sun and clouds, with the latter prevalent. In advance of the […]
‘What’s it like for you to be an American?’
The guy operating that giant, old-time camera had to duck under a hood to make a photograph. Said camera looked like something from the 1920s, passerby Jillian […]
MTEC car and truck show is Sunday
Let there be chrome, Cragar mags and metallic-fleck paint jobs, lacquered and buffed to a 3-D sheen. And lo, let there also be mighty engines residing […]
WVU session looks at voting integrity in the Mountain State
Erik Herron wants you to forget about 2020. The election, that is, the WVU political science professor said. He wants you to forget about what happened at […]
Steady as she goes: Veterans advocate Billy Williams turns 95
These days, he doesn’t move as fast, as say, a volunteer fire company responding to a call. But then again, Billy Williams wasn’t doing too badly in […]
Local School Improvement Councils now forming in Mon district for 2022-23
Show of hands: How many of you would like an official say in the day-to-day doings of your child’s school? How many of you would like to […]
‘What a nice thing to do’: The Goodwill City Ambassadors are back for WVU home football
The penguin applauded. “Yeah, you guys make a good impression,” it said. Then, with a smile and nary a waddle, it politely excused itself – and returned […]
Labor Day love song: WVU music prof finally stops teaching — at age 100
Ruffy’s a Duke Ellington fan. The rambunctious pup – a poodle, without the fancy haircut – stopped what he was doing the other day and sidled over […]