I come here not to condemn Amy Cooper, the white woman who called police and falsely claimed that an African American man named Christian Cooper was attacking […]
Opinion
June 4 letters to the editor
Support renewal of Mountain Line levy I am asking you, my friends and neighbors, to support the continuation of the Mountain Line excess property tax levy. The […]
Civil unrest is where democracy is reborn
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What’s the difference between peaceful protests and riots? The simple answer appears to […]
‘America’s cultural DNA’: Racism, rioting and redemption
It was a night I shall never forget. The date was April 4, 1968. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., and I […]
June 3 letters to the editor
In support of Nancy Walker for Mon BOE I had the pleasure of serving with Nancy Walker on the Monongalia County Board of Education for 18 years. […]
Ugliness, hate in our world — and from our president
We’re nearly at a loss for words. There is so much ugliness, so much hate in our world right now that it hurts. And what hurts the […]
George Floyd’s death raises an old question: ‘How long?’
“I know you’re asking today, how long will it take?” Thus spake Martin Luther King Jr. at the end of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. […]
June 2 letters to the editor
In support of Nancy Walker for Mon BOE When we first moved to Morgantown, we were blessed and fortunate to locate in a neighborhood that had many […]
History is being made, and we must bear witness
History is in the making. Someday, these events will be written down in history books and taught to our children, grandchildren, great-children and so on. Years from […]
I lost my mother to COVID-19. We must face the virus threat honestly
In mid-April, I received a message from the nursing home in Connecticut where my mother lives. When I called back, a doctor told me, “Your mother has […]
