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 […]
Opinion
Guest essay: W.Va. in unique position to end America’s housing crisis
by Paige Looney As you’ve read in every news outlet under the sun, all eyes are on Joe Manchin. With a 50/50 split in the Senate, everyone […]
In an encouraging sign, bipartisanship breaks out
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Veteran Washingtonians scoffed when candidate Joe Biden said he believed many Republican lawmakers were open to a more conciliatory approach than their fierce […]
Some bad signs in a new way of war
by Jay Ambrose Something like a new Cold War is getting hotter even if the United States seems in confused retreat. As evidence of aggression vs. acquiescence, […]
Want creative, happy kids? Put them on ‘kairos time’
by Kerry L. Malawista On the way to kindergarten, various accounts hold, Orville Wright passed a neighbor’s barn where he found an old, broken-down sewing machine. For […]
Aug. 8 letters to the editor
Community needs to give input on ARPA Morgantown and Monongalia County will be the recipients of millions of federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act designated […]
Biden’s eviction moratorium kicks problem down road
The Biden administration’s new moratorium on evictions postpones yet again the crisis of debt that looms over millions of American households where the rent or mortgages are […]
No accountability 1 year after Beirut blast
by Hussein Ibish It’s been one year since the devastating Beirut port explosion, perhaps the worst non-nuclear blast in a heavily populated area in human history. A […]
The Obamas belatedly retreat from COVID Delta variant
by Jon Healey The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted millions of Americans’ rites of passage — quinceañeras, proms, graduations, weddings, etc. — and thanks to the Delta variant, the […]
Getting FEMA on board a first step, but can’t be the last
This past week, the Monongalia County Commission voted to declare a county-wide state of emergency in response to the July 29 floods. It’s a critical decision, because […]
