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Opinion

Thoughts on life in general

Local columns

Some schools had their first day of school last week and Wood County’s first day for students was on Wednesday, Aug. 23, with many excited students anxious for the new year. I hear various different and mixed emotions from both parents and children with parents thrilled that their child is ...

How are you thinking?

Local columns

The late hall of fame speaker, author and radio personality Earl Nightingale said, “We become what we think about. If you think in negative terms you will get negative results. If you think in positive terms you get positive results.” Last Saturday Herbert Hoover High School celebrated the ...

Grandfamilies: WVSU program deserves praise, support

Editorials

Grandfamilies have become such a familiar sight in West Virginia that many of us forget how relatively recent a phenomenon they are. Grandparents raising grandchildren have an unusual set of challenges, and a program of West Virginia State University has been working to help address ...

Backyard Gardener: Selecting a shade tree

Local columns

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Many local schools are starting this week as Summer is almost gone. I hope everyone squeezed in a summer vacation before classes began. We all enjoy the colorful flowers of plants which bloom in late summer and fall. If you would like to enjoy some ...

Role Models: Help students make good choices

Editorials

At the start of this school year in West Virginia, the state Department of Human Resources’ Bureau for Behavioral Health and the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration rolled out programming and messages meant to prevent alcohol and other substance abuse by students. According ...

Predators: Give thanks to those protecting our chidlren

Editorials

Unfortunately, Mid-Ohio Valley residents have had plenty of reason lately to notice the work being done by law enforcement against sex offenders in our region. Operation Blue and Gold Shield — a sweep covering Kanawha, Wood and Wirt counties ended Aug. 18. The operation is a partnership of ...