Of course, there are times when it’s not only impolite but downright rude to bring up money. But we need to talk about that $631 billion the […]
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Go to front of the bus to Canada for lower insulin prices
Riders can sign up and pay the $100 ride cost at: insulincaravan.eventsmart.com/events/caravan-to-canada. You don’t need to bribe your way into a camel caravan of smugglers to buy […]
Sober judgment on a public intoxication center can only help
Morgantown has had a drinking problem for decades. That problem extends from Fraternity Row and packed bars to downtown sidewalks and hospital emergency rooms. Hospital emergency rooms? […]
Public forums offer chance to reset our focus on drug crisis
“What shall we do then?” It’s a question that spans the ages on complex issues about the social condition. That quote above is found in Luke, Chapter […]
He has a right to be wrong, but we won’t endorse it in silence
Cynicism and skepticism do not overlap. Of course, sometimes both come up at the same time. Skepticism is employed as a method for questioning any assertions of […]
Newspaper forged in fire of Civil War still continues to matter
Allow us for one day to opine on what we know best: Newspapers. Our newspaper traces its origins to the founding of the Morgantown Weekly Post on […]
Listening tour may get fair hearing this time around in state
He didn’t exactly have a way with words. He was much more the action type. But when he spoke, people just didn’t hear him, they listened. John […]
Solution to issue of homelessness must also begin at home
If it’s any consolation to anyone in Morgantown, we’re not alone. Last week, Parkersburg’s mayor and police chief met with the Wood County Commission, its sheriff, its […]
Smokey and Justice could not be more right about wildfire
He’s one elder you should not only listen to, but heed his burning advice. Smokey Bear turned 75 in August and though his slogan was tweaked years […]
Why continue wait to end exploitation of student-athletes?
California’s governor is no suffragette, civil rights worker or 1930s union organizer. But by signing Senate Bill 206 into law this week he and a unanimous California […]
