While still well below their winter peaks, the latest spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are raising concerns among health officials and among many Americans — […]
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City seeking help spending $11.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding
MORGANTOWN — The City of Morgantown expects to receive $11.2 million through the American Rescue Plan. Now it’s asking for your plan on how best to spend […]
Ignorance is death
We live in ignorant times. By now, surely this is obvious beyond argument to anyone who’s been paying attention. From the Capitol insurrectionist who thought he was […]
We now have ‘an epidemic of sleep deprivation’
by David Lazarus Having trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Sleep disorders have grown so prevalent since the start of the pandemic, there’s a name for it — […]
New normal might look like old normal
by Michael R. Strain As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes across much of the U.S., the difference between the lasting and temporary changes that it wrought are starting […]
American general store a symbol of enterprise and exceptionalism
BUCKSTOWN, Pa. — The Duppstadt’s Country Store, sitting high on a plateau along the Lincoln Highway between Stoystown and Reels Corner, has served Somerset County residents and […]
COVID Highlights Deficiencies, Sparks Innovation in Mental Health Care for West Virginians
by Wren DownsNewsroom@DominionPost.com To attend his weekly Zoom meetings, one patient at the Center for Hope and Healing addiction treatment facility in Morgantown, drives his ATV four […]
Airport anticipates return to pre-COVID numbers by end of July
MORGANTOWN — By all indications, 2020 was going to be a banner year for the Morgantown Municipal Airport. It was coming off a somewhat resurgent 2019, in […]
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, […]
Scope of WVU health major broadens to include infectious diseases
MORGANTOWN — As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science […]
