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Editorials
Counties’ caucus in DOH’s District 4 needs to keep eyes on improving road conditions
There’s always one in the bunch. But five of the six counties in the DOH’s District 4 speaking with one voice is not bad. On Monday, county […]
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 […]
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, […]
Makeup of 19-person group aiding search for superintendent impressive
June 1 is not etched in stone. But every effort is being made to put the search for a new Monongalia County Schools superintendent to rest by […]
Stories of courage, caring a major comfort to all
Most of us will never be involved in a daring rescue. Even more of us will never routinely save people’s lives. Of course, it’s such stories everyone […]
Preston County’s leadership pointed in right direction to resolve dangerous conditions
Preston County is no longer in a state of denial. Indeed, it is in a state of emergency. On April 19, the Preston County Commission declared a […]
Massive job losses in last five months bode ill for local economy this year and beyond
Since at least the late 1980s, many of us were under the impression it can’t happen here. Well, many of us were real wrong because it is […]
Sense of dread about voter turnout lingers at state’s ballot box despite early voting
“So it begins” need not always convey a sense of foreboding. That’s a memorable quote from a 2002 fantasy film wherein the forces of good steel themselves […]