It makes sense that a month that includes Valentine’s Day would also end up designated American Heart Month. February is a great time to start thinking about more than just cards, chocolates and roses. It’s a time to think about ways to keep our hearts healthier. According to the National ...
We’ve all heard the jokes — nasty little jabs about West Virginians’ dental health that plenty of us rushed to call unfair and untrue. They’ve been around for generations. The problem is, there is some truth to the idea that we’ve got a problem here. According to WalletHub’s ...
* Wood County Schools students are fortunate to have so many educators who are willing and able to dedicate themselves to completion of the National Board Certification program — considered to be the highest standard for accomplished teaching. “Every student deserves to be taught by an ...
Norfolk Southern has suffered another derailment — although this one, thank goodness, was more an inconvenience than a disaster. Monday morning, at the company’s rail yard near Portsmouth, Ohio, eight cars of a train carrying several thousand pounds of soybeans derailed. Three of those ...
Most West Virginians likely believe they have a general understanding of the significance of our coal industry in keeping the lights on for the rest of the country, and the size of its role in ensuring domestic energy security. But sometimes hard numbers make us take a step back from what we ...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey gave us more insight last week into the idea of a “Backyard Brawl” economic competition with neighboring states. The concept has its merits. Certainly Mountain State residents tend to respond well to being asked to rise above, to compete. “Many of you have followed ...
