By Patrick W. Morrison During the entirety of 2017, the GOP-led Congress sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at every turn. Throughout — even as […]
Guest Editorials
Ensure supply meets demand for education
By Bill Wyant Recently, the story at the fold on the front page of this newspaper featured a growing acronym, STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, art, mathematics). […]
Inspiring state’s youth to embrace STEM regardless of career path
By Heather Bresch I was thrilled to be at WVU recently to announce an exciting collaboration between Mylan and the university. Not only is West Virginia my […]
State schools’ district model archaic, costly
By Nigel E. Jeffries West Virginia’s school district model is antiquated and full of redundancies that need to be reorganized or eliminated. The state Constitution, as amended, […]
Ask teens about their guidance counselor experience
By Erin Cochran The last time I was in a high school guidance counselor’s office, I was 17 — 19 years ago. I had seen the guidance […]
Police officers still represent the best of us
By Bill Powell As National Police Week comes to a close, take time to recognize the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our law […]
Saturday night was all right for racing back then
By William R. Woodall On May 5, I awoke at 6 a.m. and drove 250 miles to the Morgantown Speedway for its 40th reunion. I arrived as […]
Higher standards for pediatric mental health a must
By Amanda Shockey “It’s just a phase; he’ll grow out of it.” “She’s just being dramatic, ignore her.” “He is just being a teenager, give him some […]
Expanded association health plans offer small businesses relief
By Bill Maloney Back in 1984, my partner and I started North American Drillers in a shop with a dirt floor on Grafton Road outside Morgantown. Today […]
Leadership at NASA affects tech expansion
By Thomas H. Evans One of West Virginia’s perpetual challenges has been to diversify its economy. Economic expansion of significant measure, and in underdeveloped sectors, requires a […]