by Tyler Cowen “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, which is my pick for best movie of the year, showcases an underappreciated aspect of Paul McCartney: He’s more […]
Opinion
Sorry, Babydog, but lotteries failed
“Do It For Babydog” just keeps going … and going … and going … even when it has become obvious the lottery isn’t working. Several academic studies […]
Omicron is here. Discriminatory travel bans for southern Africa need to end
by April L. Raphiou While the world’s scientists are scrambling to unravel the inner workings of the omicron variant, not enough people are talking about the elephant […]
Is the rift between the public and the C-suites permanent?
During a visit to Hannibal, Mo., in 1882, Mark Twain wrote to his wife Olivia of the rush of sentiments he experienced returning to the town of […]
COLUMN: Three reasons as to why Taz Sherman will continue to be one of the top scorers in the country
MORGANTOWN — For whatever reason, it somehow became a thing last season that whenever ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla covered a WVU men’s basketball game, he was somehow […]
After Michigan, local threats cause community concern
It’s certainly been an interesting week in the world of education here in Morgantown. Last Friday, an unsigned threat to “shoot up” Morgantown High School that day […]
That stench? It’s the Supreme Court’s funeral pyre for women’s rights
by Robin Abcarian It was impossible to listen to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over a restrictive Mississippi abortion law without wondering how a woman who has […]
West Virginia becomes a travel destination
So, what do West Virginia, Serbia, Trondelag County in Norway, Malta, Gabon and Birmingham, Ala., have in common? They are all on Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s list […]
City says food is a human right. Now make it accessible
At Tuesday’s meeting, Morgantown City Council passed a resolution to recognize “the right to food of all its residents.” The resolution is a beautiful gesture — but […]
How did Dems become party of Eeyore?
by Nicholas Goldberg When I was younger, I was sure that those of us whose politics lay to the left of center were the advocates of hope, […]
