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Immunization: Weakening of standards should be rejected

West Virginia’s children and families have long benefited from the state’s strong immunization laws requiring children attending public school to be vaccinated. Now, an effort to reverse that is gaining momentum in Charleston, where it appears the pretense of “personal freedom” trumps ...

High Points of the Valley

* Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg is racking up the accolades, as it was recently named by its parent organization for its youth advocacy efforts and is considered a Hero for Youth. “Advocacy is an incredibly crucial part of our mission to serve youth and help families live, work and ...

Groceries: State ranking shows need for higher wages

If you have experienced pain at the grocery check-out lately — and not because you still haven’t mastered ringing up your own produce — you’re not alone. In fact, according to a WalletHub study, “States Where People Spend the Most and Least on Groceries,” West Virginia is second ...

Comeback: Promising start will require real action

During his first State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey painted West Virginia as being at the start of a “comeback.” If that is the case, it is a resurgence long overdue. Our challenge now is to engineer that comeback with a focus so strong it is not slowed by those ...

Financial Aid: Take advantage of available funding

It would be hard to blame high school seniors and their parents for being uncertain about the financial aid landscape for post-secondary education right now. But it still might come as a surprise to know that now — and for years — fewer students are applying for available college ...

Education: West Virginia must improve results

In one of his first actions as West Virginia’s new governor, Patrick Morrisey ordered an economic “Backyard Brawl” with our neighboring states. That’s a great goal, as the least we can do is be competitive with our border states — Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia ...