Capito one of only 19 to support infrastructure bill We often use this space to hold our politicians accountable. Lately, it has been Sens. Shelley Moore Capito […]
Editorials
Morrisey making a mistake by rejecting cut of $26B settlement
At the end of July, three drug distributors and one drugmaker settled with a bipartisan group of states’ attorneys general for $26 billion. Distributors Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen […]
Breakthrough cases prove vaccines work
News outlets across the state reported West Virginia saw over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 last weekend, most of them among unvaccinated individuals. From Monday to Wednesday, […]
To prevent floods, need less concrete and more ‘sponges’
When MPO Executive Director Bill Austin met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board, he talked about building resiliency into the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Resiliency is creating infrastructure […]
Our transportation future starts now
The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking input for its Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which will detail how the MPO’s urbanized area transportation system will evolve from […]
‘Standard procedure’ is the problem
In the predawn hours of May 21, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded Chin Orih’s home, guns drawn. The sound of a deputy banging on their door woke […]
Dale Miller says goodbye, but his legacy continues
It’s not the brick and mortar that makes the town; it’s the people. And one of Morgantown’s key players since 1977 is stepping back and into a […]
Stepping up when we need them
Today, we celebrate people who stepped up when the community needed them. Let’s have a round of applause for Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer and Dr. Kevin Blankenship. […]
Biden disappoints on filibuster reform
So far, President Joe Biden has been a disappointment. Six months into his presidency, with Democratic control of the House and Senate, he has failed on a […]
Where will Capito, Manchin stand on infrastructure plans?
While we’re on the subject of infrastructure, let’s talk about the bipartisan traditional infrastructure package underway in the Senate. Last Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin gave a vague […]
