Gov. Jim Justice went on a vetoing spree last week, shooting down the vaccine exemption bill but also killing the research funding for the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute […]
Editorials
Editorial Encore: The lessons of spring: Birth, rebirth, renewal
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial is adapted from one that originally published April 9, 2023. Flowers are poking up through the thawing earth. Trees and bushes are sporting […]
Welcome to W.Va., Coach DeVries
Thank you, Josh Eilert, for getting us through a tough season West Virginia University men’s basketball has officially closed one chapter and is beginning a new one. […]
Science prevails as Gov. Justice vetoes vax exemption bill
On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice made the right decision and vetoed HB 5105, which would have exempted virtual public school students from vaccine requirements and allowed private […]
Justice’s nonsense veto of research funds for RNI
Gov. Jim Justice often says and does nonsensical things. But his veto of research dollars for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute reaches a whole new level of ludicrousness. […]
Grassroots protest got band facility back on campus
To past, present and future Pride marching band members, the 2019 announcement that money was being raised for a dedicated band practice facility sounded like a dream […]
We need Bartlett House
Last week’s dip into freezing nighttime temperatures was a stark reminder of how important shelter is for our unhoused population — and it happened to coincide with […]
Scandal at WVSP Academy worse than originally thought
It’s hard to imagine, but the scandal surrounding the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute has gotten even worse. The academy made headlines in 2023 when […]
New traffic lights at University Town Centre will be worth every penny
The Town of Granville and other University Town Centre stakeholders got a little sticker shock when the price tag for two new traffic light systems came in […]
Editorial Encore: Sunshine Week has ended but our work never does
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been adapted from one that originally published March 19, 2023. Sunshine Week — a celebration of access to public, particularly government, information […]
