It is human nature to bristle at suddenly being told we are no longer allowed to do something we have always been able to do. Logic doesn’t tend to play into that reaction. And when it comes to the nanny state, it is often our most vulnerable, least-resourced people who get told the ...
Mountaineers are always free, and pride themselves on being the kinds of independent, self-sufficient people who can take care of themselves, and pull themselves up by their bootstraps when the going gets tough, right? Maybe not so much, judging by a study of the “Most and Least Independent ...
More than one statewide effort is focusing on a problem most of us did not fully grasp until recently. Too many Mountain State children do not have a bed, crib or bassinet of their own to sleep in each night. The West Virginia State Hospital Initiative is a nonprofit that is not only ...
Too many in our communities have grown addicted to harassing public officials and public workers for both not doing enough with our money AND spending too much of it. Meanwhile, there is an element of troublemaker that just wants to cause problems for all sides. In Belpre, city officials ...
The West Virginia Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program has provided grant funding for some important efforts in the state. More than $700,000 will be distributed to programs ranging from the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc., which ...
* What a wonderful stretch it has been for entertainment and events in the Mid-Ohio Valley, as Pride Fest, Taste of Parkersburg, Marietta’s Second Sunday, Parkersburg’s Meet Me on Market, the Multi-Cultural Festival, the West Virginia Day celebration on Blennerhassett Island, Marietta Main ...
