MORGANTOWN — Normally, we create our evaluations of our athletes on the numbers they produce, numbers that are referred to as statistics.
These numbers are so important that they become worshipped almost like shrines … in baseball, 56 games hit in consecutively, .400 batting average, 600 career home runs. In basketball there is Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point NBA game which is chiseled in that sport’s Mount Rushmore, while in football there are 100-yard rushing games, 1,000-yard rushing seasons and
Friday is the Fourth of July.
What will you celebrate?
Freedom from the English monarchy?
To me, the Fourth is about freedom, period.
When the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they put forth a radical idea: Rights don’t come from kings or presidents. They come from being human.
Government’s job is to protect those rights.
This idea, a limited government that protects individual rights, turned out to be America’s secret sauce.
It made us a freer and richer country than any other
ELKINS — Randolph County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Dilly offered two additional scenarios for reorganizing the county’s schools during this week’s Board of Education meeting.
On June 24, Dilly introduced three possible school reconfiguration plans to the BOE. At this week’s meeting, he added two more.
At Tuesday night’s meeting, Dilly first discussed his six-school approach, which would turn Elkins High School into Elkins Middle/High School, supporting grades seventh through 12th. Under
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On the day before a Venus change, there’s no shame about being on the fence. For one thing, the fence gives you a vantage point to see each side. Once you jump off the fence, you’ll mostly see things from one side or the other. Now you can view both. Of course, it’s very hard to make progress atop a fence. When it’s time to move, you’ll need to make a choice. Until then, stay put.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve got range. From charismatic leader to quiet observer, you know when to step in and
Dear Annie: My sister and I were inseparable growing up. We talked every day, shared everything and supported each other through some tough times, including the death of our dad five years ago. But ever since she started dating her current boyfriend about a year ago, things have changed in a way I never expected.
At first, I tried to be supportive. But over time, I started noticing how he talks down to her, how he seems to monitor her phone and how she slowly began pulling away from everyone,
Zohran Mamdani is the latest sign establishment Democrats don’t know how to handle a populist challenge.
They haven’t learned anything from the defeats right-wing populism inflicted on them with Donald Trump.
Now they’re knocked on their backsides by a new generation of left-wing populism in their own party.
Making Mamdani mayor of New York is like electing Bernie Sanders president —maybe even worse.
But in an era when populism keeps gaining momentum, Democratic insiders habitually turn to
Don’t let makeup ruin your skin
Dear Heloise: Since I read your column almost daily, I see people who write in and brag that they don’t wash off their makeup yet have lovely complexions. Having worked with a dermatologist for over 20 years, I believe I can say that they may think they have nice facial skin, but 99% of people we see who sleep in their makeup usually have very coarse complexions.
People don’t seem to realize that your skin is actually a breathing organ. When you leave makeup on
Zohran Mamdani seemed to hit the political jackpot in besting former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. Hyper commentary now portrays this once obscure state assemblyman from Queens as a political meteor.
The thing about meteors is that they burn bright for a while and then fall. Mamdani is unlikely to win the general election in November for several reasons. Meanwhile, a big explanation for his shocking win has been underreported. That comes at the end.
ELKINS — Fireworks and music will fill the air this weekend as Fourth of July celebrations are planned for several counties across the area.
Randolph, Barbour, Upshur and Tucker counties all have big events scheduled for both Friday and Saturday. Elkins will celebrate Independence Day on both days, as a slew of events are slated to take place downtown.
Elkins’ events will get underway at 5 p.m. Friday with the Mountain State Street Machines’ annual Pre-Car Show Cruise-in and a Parade organized
CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to NASCAR’s upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything else that goes into the busy weekend.
What happens next is going to have to wait.
The future of NASCAR in Chicago is murky going into its third edition on the first weekend in July. The three-year contract between the motorsports organization and the
