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Violence: Sports fans, show some self-restraint

Now that the dust has settled, responsible adults have a duty to look back on what we witnessed during college football’s rivalry week and understand it was all part of a larger and very disturbing trend we MUST reverse. The Atlantic Coast Conference fined four of its schools — North ...

Research: Marshall, WVU doing amazing work

For decades, West Virginia’s representatives in Washington, D.C., tried to impress upon their colleagues the importance of directing more research funding to West Virginia University — where great progress is being made in fields ranging from neuroscience to forensic science to ...

High Points of the Valley

* Local and regional economic development officials have done an excellent job cultivating relationships that bring new interest from those who might one day consider building (and employing) here. Last week, Keith Burdette, president of the West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone and Lindsey ...

Manchin: Senator worked hard for West Virginia

This week West Virginia prepared for the end of an era, as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin gave his final speech on the floor of the Senate after having devoted his life to serving the state’s residents for more than 40 years. Manchin has been a stalwart for the Mountain State, at all levels — the ...

Talent: Celebrate Mid-Ohio Valley artists and support them

Mid-Ohio Valley residents know we are surrounded by people with enviable talents. Often it is easiest to focus on those with athletic ability or entrepreneurial prowess — and they are, indeed, worthy of our admiration. But last weekend we got a reminder of the incredible artistic gifts ...

Responsibility: Substance abuse fight needs proper funding

Next week, the West Virginia First Foundation will meet again — this time to start determining who will receive a share of the $19.2 million in Initial Opportunity Grants. It is a heavy responsibility. According to a report by WV News, more than 170 applications came in from across the ...