The West Virginia University football program had humble beginnings. WVU Senior Director of Athletics Content John Antonik writes in his book “The History of the Mountaineers†that a team was loosely organized in 1891.
Tuesday, Sept. 17 is the 237th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. It is our Constitution and its Bill of Rights that guarantee the rights and liberties we enjoy as Americans.
I knew from the time I was a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse. I have always said nursing isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling.
When I started my career more than 50 years ago, old-time foresters were still talking about “Black Monday†— March 27, 1950. What started out as a beautiful spring morning suddenly turned to chaos as unexpected, sustained, high winds slammed West Virginia.
School is officially back in session for children across the Mountain State — with the vast majority (90%) receiving their education in our public school system. The new school year brings excitement and opportunities, but this year in West Virginia it also brings challenges as school distri…
After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States quickly made large amounts of liquefied natural gas available to our allies in Europe. The shipments saved Europe from a cutoff of Russian gas. Now, the race is on to secure the strategic metals needed to build weapons to defend Ukraine…
Several years ago, when I had accepted a teaching position at a private school in West Virginia, it was brought to my attention (one week before the start of the school year) by a fellow faculty member that there were a few students in my class who were dyslexic. At no prior time was this in…
Has it really been 23 years since the 9/11 attack? Just consider that this year’s college seniors were not even born when the World Trade Center towers burned and collapsed, when a hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon and when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
In the wake of the 2020 election, the safety of election workers has become a growing concern. The surge in threats and harassment targeting these dedicated public servants is more than just a fleeting issue — it’s a challenge to the functioning of our democratic processes.
The West Virginia First Foundation has begun accepting applications for grants intended to deal with the effects of the drug epidemic in the state — and not a moment too soon. The state’s drug overdose death rate per capita is the highest in the nation. Statistically on average, four West Vi…
The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest endeavor, a journey that expands horizons and illuminates the path to a bright future. Yet, for too many, this journey remains elusive, hindered by barriers that limit access to the transformative power of education.
My friends and I have often asked each other why Donald Trump has so many supporters. He seems to us so unsuited to leadership; his many lies seem so obviously self-serving.
The students at a high school in Georgia experienced a shooting on the first day of the school year. Every citizen in our country wants these shootings to end.
As the warmth of summer finally begins to ease, an already feverish election season will continue heating up. So, let’s do a temperature check on the sliver of folks still deciding about their voting based on finances. Which candidate has articulated an economic agenda that will be most help…
It should really go without saying, but we don’t have any time to waste when it comes to meaningfully addressing the global climate crisis. 2024 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, hotter even than 2023, which paleoclimatologists determined was likely the hottest year in …
A MetroNews West Virginia Poll suggests that the state’s voters view the abortion issue differently than their elected representatives do.
One of the ways I like to relax is to sit in my comfortable chair with my iphone and try to capture the morning light as it plays out on one of my cats in the window. I watch the sun shining on her face, her reflection and the leaves on the trees outside. Then I edit to pick the photograph w…
Generally, when West Virginia gets mentioned in a national news outlet, we grit our teeth and wait to see how negative the portrayal is. Then we shake our heads at how, once again, we’re not understood by the elites.
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The next big wave in artificial intelligence innovation is at hand: agents.
When people are fed, futures are nourished. That’s why this September, Mountaineer Food Bank is joining its fellow Feeding America partner food banks in the nationwide campaign — Hunger Action Month — to raise awareness about the prevalence of hunger in our communities and the impact it has …
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