This editorial is no shot heard around the world. However, like that historic shot in 1775, it originated in the greater Boston area in response to bullying. […]
Editorials
There’s no place like home for health care: U.S. News gives WVU Medicine top ratings
Ever get the idea that everyone ends up at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital eventually? Of course, that’s everyone who lives in the greater Morgantown area and throughout […]
Gov. Justice sightings at Capitol last week encouraging despite motives and tirades
Most of us always wished he would stop in at the office more often. Or at least post some kind of regular office hours when to expect […]
Community colleges essential to any new model for higher education
A key ingredient to our state’s economic transition is a better prepared workforce. If West Virginia ever hopes to attract businesses, it must be able to deliver […]
House convening Monday to decide court’s future
Some days almost make you wish for a Monday morning — a reset. However, the remaining justices on the state Supreme Court probably wish tomorrow would never […]
Comings and goings of downtown stores come with turf but traces of blight need not
Ask anyone what hinders downtown Morgantown and you’ll get a different answer. Lack of parking, too much traffic, municipal taxes, jaywalking, a preponderance of bars, few places […]
Undermining subcommittee’s data before it even files report not helping fix PEIA, either
You can meet all the drop-dead deadlines you want from here till next Tuesday. But if the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Task Force doesn’t take step […]
Letting governor potentially fill four court vacancies poses whole other kind of risk
It was probably just a matter of time. Many suspected that the House Judiciary Committee would eventually file articles of impeachment against all four state Supreme Court […]
State needs to end nonsense and put $22,611 FEMA check in the mail
The state better be glad it’s not Russian mobsters to which it owes that $22,611. By now, a serious crime or two would probably be under investigation […]
Area’s growth, ability to solve dilemmas and host any size crowd is not a problem
It’s not hard to get the wrong impression about our community. Sometimes it’s our headlines, often the traffic or roads and then there’s the near daily disappointments […]