Steven Knudsen, Morgantown Most people are familiar with the phrase First do no harm.” Applicable to doctors, it’s time to apply it to state workers who use […]
Letters to the Editor
How can it take 15 shots to stop suspect?
Dan Carnegie, Morgantown Another shooting in Texas. Anyone surprised? Did the media report all the sympathy and prayers? Are we going to discuss our Second Amendment rights? […]
Thanks for helping him with his class project
Ty Hennessy, Charlotte, N.C. A couple of weeks ago, I had a letter to the editor published in this newspaper. It said that I was doing a […]
If we don’t exist, then just stop taxing us
J. & M. Spiker, Newburg Thank God this school year is nearly over. I pray the Division of Highways gets its head out of its backsides and […]
Outdated funding formula for roads needs to be fixed
Lew McDaniel, Morgantown I don’t know what the magic, apparently secret West Virginia highway dollar allocation formula look like. I only know the drumbeat sounding loud and […]
More regulation needed to oversee drugmakers
Barbara Rasmussen, Morgantown Your editorial that questioned the truthfulness of four of the nation’s largest suppliers of Oxycodone (DP-May 13) was disheartening, but sadly it rang true. […]
Legislature, Congress need to track road funds
Brenda Bonnett, Arthurdale In July 2017, Rep. Evan Jenkin, R-W.Va., announced $45 billion in federal funding had been allotted for West Virginia’s road infrastructure. In December 2017, […]
Allow honors aside from school’s at graduation
Evelyn Phalen, Morgantown It’s only days before the graduation of my oldest son. I am more proud of him than I imagined possible. He earned numerous honors […]
Constitution doesn’t reference any religion
Edward Dowling, Morgantown In his letter “A country without patriots cannot exist,” Jim Hinebaugh promotes an idea that far too many Americans unfortunately embrace. If you don’t […]
Democrats stood with teachers for pay raise
Susan Case, Morgantown A self-serving, misleading letter to the editor by one of the Republican members of the Legislature from our area (Sunday May 13-DP) failed to […]