When we think about the future for our communities, state and country, it is encouraging to watch intelligent, compassionate young people as they show us they care just as much about that future and that we will be in good hands. Among the standout examples locally are the students at Tyler ...
Freedom of speech is on a lot of minds these days — even Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who spoke at the state Department of Higher Education’s Trustees Conference recently. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, DeWine felt it important to remind policymakers on college campuses that ...
Two of the state’s top political leaders — Sen. Jim Justice and Gov. Patrick Morrisey — are now taking jabs at one another over the efficacy of vaccinations, with Justice, the state’s former governor, standing firmly behind the science. It is getting hard to understand Morrisey’s ...
* While data for individual school districts may still indicate a need for improvement, it is encouraging to learn West Virginia’s overall performance in the annual Balanced Scorecard for public and charter schools continues to improve. Even chronic absenteeism continues to show improvement, ...
If you consider yourself to be a carnivore, the West Virginia Department of Health has given you yet another reason to be vigilant about avoiding ticks. Earlier this month, the agency reported multiple cases of the tick-borne Alpha-gal Syndrome, which can cause a variety of symptoms as a ...
Wood County Schools is facing a problem familiar to many employers in our region: too much work to get done, not enough people willing (or qualified) to do the jobs. But the effort to fill those staffing shortages continues with events such as this week’s job fair held at the Caperton ...
