By Patrick W. Morrison During the entirety of 2017, the GOP-led Congress sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at every turn. Throughout — even as […]
Opinion
Try different approaches to tackle mental illness
Steven Knudsen, Morgantown In the past few weeks, we have been saddened by the loss due to suicide of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Both were people […]
State must stand up for SNAP in farm bill
Ryan Lewis, Morgantown The farm bill is an important piece of legislation in our community and across West Virginia. Among many significant provisions, the farm bill funds […]
Does McKinley know his own position himself?
Nancy Lohmann, Morgantown Am I the only constituent of Rep. David McKinley who has trouble finding out his position on controversial issues? When calling his office about […]
Scales of justice must still be applied evenly
Joel E. Gordon, Masontown Do Kingwood and Preston County voters need to fix a two-tier justice system in our beloved county? Based upon my experiences and battles […]
If turnout for debate on forest ever reflects turnout for voting
There is rarely ever any reason to make your words soft and sweet about voters. That is, voters who don’t show up for elections, because you’ll probably […]
Matthews enrolls, last of 6 Mountaineers signees
MORGANTOWN — Fresh off a cross-country flight from the West Coast, Emmitt Matthews scribbled his first autographs as a Mountaineer on Saturday afternoon, volunteering alongside other WVU basketball […]
Pierre would never make it living off the grid
Rob and I have been watching an excellent series on Netflix: “Life Below Zero.” The series is set in Alaska, land of snow and ice. Not only […]
Mountaineers make offers to 2 Kanawha Valley prospects
BY KEENAN CUMMINGS MORGANTOWN — Another camp, more in-state offers. Or at least that seems to be the recipe of late when it comes to the WVU football […]
Morgantown’s Patrick finding success sticking with hockey
BY KERRI KOSTEN MORGANTOWN — When he was 3 years old, Ryan Patrick decided to try a learn-to-skate program offered by the Morgantown ice rink. “We had a […]