Gov. Jim Justice’s road to re-election is hitting some bumps, and they are not just the potholes in the state roads that he has promised to fix. […]
Opinion
Time to stop and ask for directions: Governor, road officials need to tell us way — the plan — to improve road conditions
We were about to write meetings on road conditions are just not enough. However, following Wednesday’s postponement of a Monongalia County Commission work session with state highway […]
Letters to the editor April 4
Brewer Hill not getting fair shake from Star City Star City is divided into two distinct areas. The one area is to the east of Monongahela Boulevard […]
Winning recovery disaster in itself: Corruption, inertia in absence of oversight, leadership have engulfed flood relief efforts
It’s a given that winning the peace is way harder than winning a war. The post-war “enemies” are far tougher to vanquish or rebuild — poverty, devastated […]
Letters to the editor April 3
Western end of county suffers deplorable roads The Department of Transportation in West Virginia has long been a source of corruption in our state. Roads have seldom […]
Who you gonna call? Nonprofits: State’s United Ways partner to revamp 2-1-1 hotline that provides local resource for help
Unlike the usually unwelcome third person in the three’s-a-crowd equation, the third sector is a godsend. In recent years, the term “third sector” has emerged to describe […]
Talking down school violence: As Columbine anniversary nears, it’s critical we invest in support personnel in facilities
One component lost in SB 451 haunts us daily. But more so today as we near the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre April 20. […]
Letters to the editor April 1
City Council should crack down on garbage service What’s going on with Republic Services in Morgantown? In my neighborhood, garbage pickup is on Friday, meaning that our […]
He better do Justice to roads: Governor hard at work to ensure his re-election by owning this issue
Given how essential it is to repair and maintain our state roads, it’s dismaying that we’re playing politics with that issue. Last week, Gov. Jim Justice vetoed […]
Don’t let West Virginia take another step back in time
BY ALYSSA FAIRBANKS Thank goodness West Virginia’s legislators came to their senses and didn’t advance SB 454 this year. As a nurse and a pediatric nurse practitioner […]
