MORGANTOWN – Local eateries admitted to having seen an increase in business over the last several weeks. Though, whether the escalation is a direct result of West […]
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No ‘United’ States: The crisis that did not bring us together
There is no such thing as the “United” States. As an era of medical mask mandates draws to a close and we begin to ponder lessons learned, […]
Mon BOE hears request to lessen mask mandate
Carmen Abreu is hoping to save a little face this coming fall in Monongalia County’s school district. Abreu, who first spoke to Board of Education members last […]
Moderna vaccine may be OK’d for ages 12-15; Justice considering new vaccine incentives to reach Call to Arms goal
MORGANTOWN — It appears that the Moderna vaccine is safe for children ages 12-15, and it’s expected it will go before the FDA and CDC to consider […]
Local businesses require masks despite loosened restrictions in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN—Mask mandates have been lifted in West Virginia for vaccinated individuals, but signs requiring customers to wear masks still hang in the windows of many local businesses. […]
Prevent erectile dysfunction. Go get vaccinated
Not one, but two studies have linked COVID-19 to the development of erectile dysfunction. In one, called “Mask up to keep it up,” researchers found “the prevalence […]
CDC’s bad COVID communications. The latest example: Unmasking
by David Zurawik You can’t blame the messenger for not being clear if the message is a mishmash. And last week, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Breaking down the mask mandate back-and-forth
MORGANTOWN — The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of sometimes-conflicting information regarding mask-wearing policies from federal and state officials, requiring local institutions and agencies to […]
We can’t depend only on personal responsibility
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and the Centers for Disease Control have announced that masks can soon come off indoors in most places. On Wednesday, the governor set […]
Justice: Vaccinated may unmask; federal unemployment benefits will end — $1,000 back-to-work incentive in the works
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice provided updates on unmasking and ending the federal unemployment benefits program Friday before a surprise Capitol network outage stopped his briefing mid-sentence […]
