When John Lyons, of Strand Associates, tried to compare this past summer’s 100-year floods to football game day traffic, he missed the mark. “So your level of […]
Editorials
A ‘Hazmat Good Samaritan’ law a mostly good idea
When the West Virginia Manufacturers Association pitched an idea for a new Hazmat Good Samaritan law to legislators on Monday, we thought that sounded like a pretty […]
Misinformation got an $8 upgrade
When Elon Musk purchased Twitter, he was quick to lay off staff, scare off advertisers (though not intentionally) and whine about possible bankruptcy. As part of his […]
Thank you for voting
Tight races evidence that every vote counts Thank you to everyone who turned out to exercise their constitutional right to vote, whether you cast your ballot during […]
Editorial Encore: Appreciating vets’ service, sacrifice
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial originally published Nov. 11, 2020. To our veterans: Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Veterans Day is both for the living […]
Everything to know for Election Day
Election Day is just two days away, and if you didn’t go to early voting, we hope you’re preparing to hit the polls on Tuesday. To help […]
What you need to know about Amendments 3 & 4 before Nov. 8
Yesterday, we covered Amendments 1 and 2, so today we’ll go over Amendments 3 and 4 and what you need to know about them before Election Day. […]
Amendments 1 & 2 about checks on gov’t, local control
When you go to the polls, either this week for early voting or next week on Election Day, you’ll be asked to vote on four constitutional amendments. […]
The ‘devil you know’ isn’t always the better choice
We were incredulous to hear the City of Morgantown had decided to renew a five-year contract with Republic Services without going through the bidding process. First and […]
It’s important to fix pets
Four hundred and sixty nine — that’s how many cats (400) and dogs (69) the Monongalia Canine Adoption Center had to euthanize last year. That sad number […]
