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* Mid-Ohio Valley residents could be thankful last week for the number of organizations that hosted meals or meal delivery to be sure as many as possible could feast for the Thanksgiving holiday. WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center presented more than 1,000 pounds of turkey to the ...

Shopping: Small Business Saturday supports Mid-Ohio Valley retailers

Those who have endured the madness of Black Friday and still have plenty of holiday shopping to do should consider using this Small Business Saturday to explore retailers (and gift ideas) that will help add a personal touch to your giving. Since 2010, the annual event has celebrated small, ...

Professionals: D.C. bureaucrats made a shameful decision

U.S. Department of Education officials missed the mark badly when they decided, purportedly in a revision that is part of the Big Beautiful Bill, to eliminate nursing, physical therapy, public health and other fields from those graduate study fields in which students are able to borrow loans ...

Give Thanks: Many reasons to be grateful

While the origins of our modern Thanksgiving Day are more a matter of many traditions eventually running into a single idea than the straight line from familiar paintings of the Plymouth Colony’s observance more than 400 years ago to our holiday tables today, there is a common theme: ...

NOPAIN: Bipartisan legislation should become law

While the acronym might have been a bit of a stretch, the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) for Veterans Act is still a long-overdue piece of legislation, introduced last week by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. Given all this country — ...

High Points of the Valley

* Parkersburg First Christian Church, the Salvation Army of Parkersburg, Williamstown Legion Post 159, Norwood United Methodist Church, and the Washington County Veterans Service Commission in partnership with Settlers Bank and Westlake Dimex are among those hosting or delivering holiday meals ...