Pamela Krushansky, Westover I’ve lived in Westover for 46 years. My kids are grown and my grandkids attend schools out of state. But I’m still interested in […]
Columns/Opinion
Trump was right to skip journalists’ dinner
William R. Woodall, Waldorf, Md. I fully support the First Amendment’s rights protecting freedom of speech and the press. I watched the White House Correspondence Dinner aired […]
Finding ways to force opioid manufacturers, distributors to pay for epidemic still on tap
Treating the opioid abuse crisis shouldn’t start on an emergency call. Or even in a hospital’s emergency room, for that matter. Indeed, many have taken the fight […]
Be prepared for criticism, fair or not, about Mountaineers’ Grier
MORGANTOWN — One of the quickest turnarounds in sports is from one NFL draft class to another. As soon as the draft is over, pundits, or “talking heads,” […]
Voters must see value in Preston County levy
Cat McConnell, Independence Preston County voters will have a school levy on the ballot May 8. We all benefit from the projects this revenue will support, whether […]
CEA no advocate for environmental protection
Jim Kotcon, West Virginia Sierra Club, Morgantown I am concerned about the EarthWatch article that appeared in Monday’s edition of the newspaper — “Group gets signatures in […]
Monongalia County should insist closest available EMS service respond to emergency
As many debates about health care hinge on politics these days as on investments and profit. Many question how so much of our nation’s health care model […]
Allocation for District 4’s repair projects wholly inadequate for six-county region
We don’t subscribe to Mark Twain’s adage about facts. Whether they get in the way of a good story or a bad story, so it goes. Recently, […]
Eco fashion trend uses natural prodcuts
Two weeks ago, our topic was Earth Day. Last week it was Fashion Revolution Week. This week, if we put them together, what do we get (bipitee […]
Seeing floaters? Make an appointment with your eye doc ASAP
Q: Lately I have been noticing a dark “cobweb” in my vision, and it seems to move when I look in different directions. I am in my […]