For the first time since summer, West Virginia has fewer than 2,000 active coronavirus cases. During his Monday briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said the state clocked in […]
Tag: COVID-19
Bosses, reopen offices with caution
by Deborah Lovich With the omicron surge subsiding, many business leaders are again planning to urge — and even demand — that their employees return to their […]
‘Follow the science’ is a slogan, not policy
by Faye Flam Almost everybody wants to be seen as embracing science. That’s true whether they are arguing to take masks off or leave them on, or […]
Giving up COVID, but keeping masks and fist bumps
by Nolan Finley I gave up my fear of COVID-19 the moment the second shot of the Moderna vaccine went into my arm a year ago. The […]
Mon Schools: Don’t mask kindness during the switchover
Donna Talerico, who serves as Monongalia County’s deputy schools superintendent, began her career in education as an elementary school teacher. So did a lot of the other […]
Booster shots to begin for Mon students 12 and older
COVID didn’t get to take off for Presidents’ Day like the students in Monongalia County did Monday. When said students show up to answer roll this morning, […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 5
Good: HB 4355 — to require the governing board of a higher education institution to publish a list of required textbooks, and whether they are open resource […]
Mon students to keep masks on for now
That mask your kid has been wearing to school — for forever, it seems — is going to continue to be part of the daily wardrobe. At […]
State passes 6,000 deaths
West Virginia passed another bleak milestone Monday, surpassing 6,000 COVID-19 deaths in the state. Justice read an additional 31 victims at the start of Monday’s briefing, bringing […]
Mon students can roll up their sleeves for COVID boosters in coming days
Parents of Monongalia County middle school and high school students have until Feb. 18 to register their children for booster shots across the district to close out […]
