With almost 17,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox, including four in West Virginia (at the time of this writing), and Morgantown’s Pride events kicking off this weekend, it’s […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Beware the perils of ‘sharenting’
When we were kids, it was “don’t talk to strangers.” The gentle admonishment from our parents was a reminder that, although the world seemed wide and bright […]
Secretary Warner is peddling Big Lie Lite
How disappointing to see West Virginia’s top election official, Secretary of State Mac Warner, peddling sugar-coated election fraud conspiracies. In an op-ed Warner submitted to publications across […]
National 988 crisis hotline is having its own crisis
The newly established 988 national hotline, a 911-style emergency call system for people contemplating suicide or other mental health crises, has hit a pretty major acceptance snag. […]
Class is in session
Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds […]
United Way going to ‘Change the Game’
The United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties will be kicking off its 2023 campaign next month. This year’s campaign co-chairs are Brooke Brown, Amanda Mazey, Kate […]
Texas Democrats can’t admit there is a border crisis
Yes, there is a border crisis. And, yes, a big part of Democrats’ struggle in Texas is their unwillingness or inability to accept that reality and to […]
AMLO’s ‘Hugs Not Bullets’ policy is failing Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s soft approach to confronting criminal groups is not working. In fact, it seems to be backfiring. Last week’s wave of violence […]
Account for climate change
New developments plus severe weather could overwhelm water systems “I would say we’re at the borderline of the capacity for that pipe based on our calculations,” Morgantown […]
Not too late to visit the summer farmers markets
Apparently Mother Nature has decided summer is over. This past week has distinctly felt more like autumn, with days dawning cool and temperatures only rising to the […]
