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There’s an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can’t, devise ways for the government to take shares in what others have built. This new version might sound unfair until you listen […]
Remember “affordability” mania? The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability.” Ask him about almost anything and he’d turn the conversation to affordability. When a reporter asked Mamdani to respond to President Trump’s claim that he was the […]
MORGANTOWN – Matthew L. Harvey didn’t parse words during his remarks Thursday. “The people are not misguided,” he said. “They are not ‘accidental’ criminals. They are predators.” Harvey, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, was speaking generally on Thursday about a conduit of one-way commerce lethally linking the Motor City of […]
Morgantown Area Partnership’s first President & CEO, Russell Rogerson, will retire from his position at the end of 2026 after nearly eight years of leading the organization and more than 25 years in economic development. The Partnership’s Board of Directors will launch a national search for his replacement later this month. “On behalf of the […]
MORGANTOWN – A West Virginia doctoral research study is investigating how Appalachian elementary school teachers apply science, technology, engineering and math education in their classrooms and ways to promote engagement. Susie Huggins, administrative assistant for WVU’s School of Education Education & Counseling, is pursuing her doctorate in curriculum and instruction and is asking educators 18…
MORGANTOWN – Dozens of statewide business owners gathered at Flour and Feed at 156 Clay St. on Wednesday for a networking event with Visa & Main and Morgantown Area Partnership. Visa & Main was founded in February 2026 to help small business owners network with one another, improve their technological skills and have access to […]
STAR CITY – Anderson Excavating had the lowest bid to pave eight town roads and Star City Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept that $37,090 bid. The other bid – from Parrotta Paving – came in at $39,000. Both Anderson and Parrotta are Monongalia County businesses. Star City Mayor Sharon Doyle said a third […]
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey has focused his attention on water infrastructure issues in southern West Virginia, but a new partnership with the state’s two major universities is intended to help communities all over with obtaining state and federal grant funding for aging water systems. Morrisey announced Wednesday that the state will partner with West […]
The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Monongalia County on Wednesday, Sept. 2, starting at 6 p.m. and ending at midnight. The sobriety checkpoint will be located near 3593 Earl L. Core Road, inside Morgantown. The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted in an effort to detect and deter impaired drivers. […]
