By Katie Long McDowell, managing editor, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This past September, I wrote a column to serve as a tentative goodbye, should my time at The Dominion Post be coming to an end.
As it turned out, that farewell was unwarranted.
Today, my friends, it’s for real.
After many, many years wearing many, many hats here at the paper, the hour has come for me to bid it adieu.
I worked my last day on Friday.
As some of you may recall, going back a bit further to July, I returned from a vacation out west full of far-flung fantasies.
“Truth be told, the only solid notion I can muster is how desperately I want to go back,” I typed after that trip. “Back among the red rocks and the canyons. Back to volunteer at this amazing animal sanctuary I visited called Best Friends. Back to wide open spaces and fresh inspiration, new accomplishments and comfortable companionship. Back to where the only thing missing was my dogs.
“Well, and gainful employment. Which I may not have here for much longer if I can’t get my head straight — and out of the Utah clouds.”
The thing is, folks: I never could.
Read more: https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/03/02/the-time-has-come/
