In honor of the beginning of the first full month of fall, we’re going to list some things we’re looking forward to this autumn. The leaves changing. […]
Editorials
Why are so many state jobs vacant? They don’t pay
With all this talk of surpluses, tax cuts and where money should go, we’d like to draw attention to another of West Virginia’s chronically underfunded services: state […]
Homeless people are still people, and we must treat them as such
We were disappointed by the comments made at the Sept. 20 Morgantown City Council meeting regarding the “loitering issue” downtown, particularly in proximity to the Morgantown Public […]
Making the city greener
Back in 2017, when then-President Donald Trump pulled America from the Paris Climate Agreement, cities across the nation took climate action into their own hands. Morgantown joined […]
Amendment 3: Legalizing illegal yet legal church incorporation
If you find the title to today’s editorial confusing, just keep reading and by the end, everything should make sense. Yesterday, we covered Amendments 1 and 4. […]
Legislature seeks to concentrate power
Last week, David Beard did a series of articles on the four amendments that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot: Amendment 1, “Clarification of the Judiciary’s […]
Editorial encore: Autumn equinox: A time of change and transition
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial was originally published Sept. 22, 2021. Transitions are hard. In life, in work, in age, in seasons. Today marks the first official day […]
Editorial encore: Natural vs. vaccine COVID immunity
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that originally ran Feb. 3, 2022. For more information on the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and where to […]
Importance of activism, engagement
We’re pleasantly surprised to see Protect Morgantown’s efforts have been more effective than we predicted. As we said before, we admire community activism, and Protect Morgantown’s triumph […]
What happens when local gov’t has to beg the state for funds
The humanitarian crisis that was (and still is) Jackson, Miss., exemplifies what happens when infrastructure is starved of funds — and when local governments have to try […]
