Lew McDaniel, Morgantown I don’t know what the magic, apparently secret West Virginia highway dollar allocation formula look like. I only know the drumbeat sounding loud and […]
Opinion
In light of conditions, looming work on highways make traffic laws a priority
Could it be we are going from one bad situation into a worse one. In all this talk about bad roads we missed our turn to curse […]
How landmarks got their names
It seems every West Virginian attempts to determine how and why landmarks got their names. Some attempts are humorous and others show a lot of ingenuity. For […]
More regulation needed to oversee drugmakers
Barbara Rasmussen, Morgantown Your editorial that questioned the truthfulness of four of the nation’s largest suppliers of Oxycodone (DP-May 13) was disheartening, but sadly it rang true. […]
Legislature, Congress need to track road funds
Brenda Bonnett, Arthurdale In July 2017, Rep. Evan Jenkin, R-W.Va., announced $45 billion in federal funding had been allotted for West Virginia’s road infrastructure. In December 2017, […]
Ask teens about their guidance counselor experience
By Erin Cochran The last time I was in a high school guidance counselor’s office, I was 17 — 19 years ago. I had seen the guidance […]
Police officers still represent the best of us
By Bill Powell As National Police Week comes to a close, take time to recognize the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our law […]
Reining in capitalism’s excesses still critical
Barry Lee Wendell, Morgantown Noah Smith’s column (DP-May 13) suggests that Marx was wrong on many fronts and that his ideas have not worked out in practice. […]
Class of 2018 can use its connectedness to benefit all
We’ll settle for being correct and call them the Class of 2018. However, we cannot help but think they are the first Class of the 21st century. […]
Collecting, discarding makes for a balanced life
“People assume happiness stems from collecting things outside yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside yourself” — Dalai Lama Over the years I’ve collected […]
