An old debate looks poised to make one of its frequent comebacks: How much, if at all, should the Federal Reserve concern itself with the value of […]
Guest Editorials
White Park’s wood vital to our city’s future
BY ELIZABETH M. SNEATHEN I live in a mobile home park. White Park’s woods are a two-minute drive from my home. I love these woods. Walking there […]
White Park should be off limits to pipeline
BY JoNELL STROUGH MUB is on the wrong track. The Morgantown Utility Board’s plan to run a water pipeline through White Park is short-sighted. If it were […]
Legislature’s criminal justice reforms a good start
BY EMMA HARRISON As the nation questions the purpose of the criminal justice system, West Virginia joined the conversation during the 2019 legislative session. The extreme challenges […]
Setting limits on social media use a healthy choice
BY SARAH KENNEDY When was the last time you checked Facebook? Have you ever felt compelled to update your status when engaging with family and friends or […]
Why to plant trees … wisely: Arbor Day events help us recognize their importance
BY BROC BOWERS Arbor Day is not only a national, state, county and even city celebrated holiday, it is celebrated worldwide in 27 different countries. It was […]
SANEs make difference in sex assaults
BY DEBRA LOPEZ-BONASSO “I’m sorry this happened to you.” These were the first words that one sexual assault victim heard when her sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) […]
Thanking the gentle hand that rules the world
BY JESSICA WUKASCH I have been a daughter, a sister, a friend, a college graduate, nurse turned nurse practitioner, wife and soon I will be a mom. […]
Don’t let West Virginia take another step back in time
BY ALYSSA FAIRBANKS Thank goodness West Virginia’s legislators came to their senses and didn’t advance SB 454 this year. As a nurse and a pediatric nurse practitioner […]
God is not a white nationalist — God is love
BY ZACHARY MORTON I grew up in a church in southwestern Pennsylvania with paintings of Jesus on the walls. I can still see them in my mind. […]