Stacy North, Mon Preston Labor Council, Morgantown In 1970, the AFL-CIO declared April 28 Workers Memorial Day, after passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Workers […]
Opinion
Moore eyes outcome before making decision
Mike Henderson, Core If you want to vote for a candidate for Monongalia County Board of Education who is going to look at every dollar and dime […]
Spring is the time to plan for back-to-school vaccines
For more information or to make an appointment at MCHD Clinical Services, call 304-598-5119. Thinking about back-to-school before the end of the previous school year might not be […]
1 percent of winnings equals 20 percent of revenues
By Hoppy Kercheval, WV Metronews A meeting of representatives of the Justice administration and the state’s casinos planned for Thursday concerning the controversial integrity fee was postponed […]
Preston County’s leadership pointed in right direction to resolve dangerous conditions
Preston County is no longer in a state of denial. Indeed, it is in a state of emergency. On April 19, the Preston County Commission declared a […]
Doubleheaders make for a long day at the ballpark
MORGANTOWN — There are a couple things you should probably know before delving into this piece. My colleague Sean Manning is an avid baseball fan. I, on the […]
Soyfoods Month time to consider going vegan
Heather Moore, The PETA Foundation, Norfolk, Va. Soybeans are America’s second largest export to China, but with the threat of a trade war looming — one that […]
Time to stop lawmakers from livin’ high on hog
Cindy Jones, Morgantown The people we have elected to Washington and Charleston have forgotten that their title carries the words “public servant” with it. Nobody should be […]
Massive job losses in last five months bode ill for local economy this year and beyond
Since at least the late 1980s, many of us were under the impression it can’t happen here. Well, many of us were real wrong because it is […]
Aren’t we better than political mudslinging?
Stewart B. Epstein, Rochester, N.Y. I am not writing this to support any political candidate. I am writing this to make a point about something that needs […]