WVU BOG must keep discussions public The present budget problems of West Virginia University is a matter that should concern all West Virginians, particularly those living in […]
Tag: roads
For special session, pick jails over roads
Legislative forecasters predict a special session of the Legislature will be called when lawmakers meet for committee interims Aug. 6-8. The current direction of Gov. Jim Justice’s […]
#FTDR: Fix the (blank) roads!
Part of my daily commute includes about a half-mile portion of W.Va. 7 that is in terrible shape. The pavement is so twisted and misshapen that even […]
America can fix highways much faster
by Matthew Yglesias The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, smack dab in the middle of the densest region of the U.S., is an […]
June 18 letters to the editor
Post Office drive-by boxes disappearing It simply disappeared. Have you noticed the drive-by post box at the Morgantown-Dellslow Post Office is gone? I asked the postmistresses […]
PSD 1 considering expansion of Independence Road
BY JENIFFER GRAHAM KINGWOOD — Preston County PSD 1, located in Arthurdale, is considering an expansion that would take in part of Independence Road, according to Paige […]
May 7 letters to the editor
Keep permitting under federal power On April 28, The Dominion Post reported one of West Virginia’s senators proposes permitting reform to address “regulatory mayhem.” The senator […]
Whose road is it?
Frustration can be a powerful motivating force — if directed correctly. And there’s a lot of frustration over the disastrous state of roads in and around Morgantown. […]
DOH cuts enough tree canopy to stretch to Myrtle Beach
West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) maintenance crews cleared more than 430 miles of trees and branches away from the state’s roadways between November 2022 and the […]
Of orange cones and orange flags
Why the state may benefit from letting municipalities share custody of roads West Virginia’s other state flower is already in bloom: the orange cone. Pothole filling started […]
