Concerned for damage to core curriculum Having been a WVU professor emeritus for 25 years, I have had abundant contact with former students. Many of them found […]
Tag: WVDOH
Noisy politicians get good roads. Our reps must be louder
If your road is pitted with potholes or rippled like W.Va. 7’s Hogback Turn, has overgrown foliage spilling into the roadway or grass taller than you along […]
Why does construction near WVU start after students arrive?
There is rarely a good time to rip up roads or do work on water lines, but there are certainly “less bad” times to do so — […]
Morgantown pitches street maintenance proposal to DOH
When it comes to federal, state and county routes in the city of Morgantown, some are obvious — Monongahela Boulevard (U.S. 19), High Street (U.S. 119), University […]
Justice: No fed investigation into Babydog sweepstakes; provides roadwork, other updates during Wednesday briefing
MORGANTOWN – Back on March 20, state Senate Finance chair Eric Tarr asked the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the transfer of $28.375 […]
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 […]
Senate bill would bring another $15M-$25M to WVDOH by reimbursing road work sales taxes
MORGANTOWN — A Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that would tweak state tax code to bring an additional $15 million to $25 million per year […]
Nov. 27 letters to the editor
Nonpartisan forums important for voters The League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County is a nonpartisan organization, never endorsing any political party or candidate. The League’s primary […]
July 3 letters to the editor
SCOTUS ‘shredding’ fabric of jurisprudence How very different it seemed growing up! So simple. The Supreme Court was to be respected. It so carefully considered the facts […]
W.Va.’s other state flower
It’s officially spring! You can tell because West Virginia’s state flower is blooming all along West Virginia’s roadways. Not the rhododendron — the orange construction cone. We […]
