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High Points of the Valley

* A partnership between the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health and Vandalia Health Network InComm Healthcare has been so successful, the collaborative is expanding it. The Healthy Neighborhood program addresses food insecurity in 45 West Virginia counties by providing pre-funded ...

Economy: Lawmakers must stay focused on priorities

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority in the House of Delegate and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw gave residents a peek at their intentions for the upcoming legislative session in January, with what — on the surface — is an impressive plan to focus on job creation and economic ...

Safety: Be responsible and don’t drive impaired

’Tis the season … for the potentially nasty combination of holiday parties and weather-affected roads. And while we should bear in mind Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over all the time, local law enforcement agencies will be increasing efforts to stop impaired driving over the next few ...

Progress: Encouraging moves on fixing CPS issues

West Virginia’s Department of Human Services has its work cut out for it as it attempts to respond to a federal audit of Child Protective Services, but there seems to be a good plan in place. Department Secretary Alex Mayer told the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human ...

Economy: Permitting reform is an important start

Those who want a clear picture of the challenges facing Ohio’s economy would do well to take a look at the state Chamber of Commerce’s “Energy Permitting in Ohio: A Process Analysis,” which takes a look at just one industry, but reveals some larger truths. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce ...

Shameful: Marshall County Schools students deserve better

On Sept. 18, a school aide at McNinch Primary School in Moundsville reportedly witnessed a horrifying incident in which a teacher grabbed a 6-year-old girl — nonverbal and on the autism spectrum — by the neck with both hands and squeezed. That aide took the girl to the nurse’s office, ...