by David Lat Two years ago, I was in a hospital bed on the 15th floor of NYU Langone hospital in Manhattan, dying of COVID-19. A previously […]
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Two years of pandemic and counting
by Robin Abcarian Has it really been two years since life as we knew it came to a screeching halt? In the third week of March 2020, […]
‘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 […]
Mixed messaging, reluctant leaders not helping COVID surge
The omicron surge couldn’t have come at a worse time. After two years of things like mask-wearing, fights over mask-wearing and constant risk calculation over mask-wearing, people […]
Preston County Schools not changing mask plan for now
Preston County Schools’ current COVID-19 protocols will remain in place through at least next month when the Board of Education will review them. “To do anything differently […]
Same as it ever was: Mon Schools to maintain masks and existing protocols with today’s return to classes
Monongalia County students are seeing red this morning — and not just because a few might be annoyed about returning to school after a long holiday break. […]
Mon Schools: Masks to remain, at least into January
Mon County students didn’t check their face masks at the door when they dismissed two hours early Wednesday for Christmas break. In fact, facial coverings will be […]
WVU announces plans for spring 2022 semester
WVU Today West Virginia University’s spring 2022 semester will begin Jan. 10, with many of the current COVID-19 campus health and safety protocols remaining in place as […]
