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Op-ed: The hospital factor in West Virginia’s economic future

As Chair of the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) Board of Trustees, I want to commend Governor Morrisey and the West Virginia Legislature for their leadership and focus on job growth and economic development as the legislative session begins. From my perspective, working at the ...

Kiki’s Corner: Cruising into the new year

How were your New Year’s resolutions? Are you still on them or are you done till next year, LOL? I heard most of the people are done and down the drain after two to three weeks and some are lucky to keep them for a couple months. You probably wonder why I didn’t write my article last ...

Cracking the Code: Learn from questions

We are on our January Florida vacation for the last two weeks, with some work mixed in. Shale Crescent is taking part in a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow in Turkey in early February. We are making travel arrangements and scheduling meetings separate from the event with Turkish companies we ...

The Way I See It: Snowbirds are onto something with annual migration

After graduating college in the 1980s I worked for a short period in Mesa, Ariz. When I arrived, my co-workers told me I was just in time for the snowbird season to start. In my head I pictured some type of large white bird that would migrate from colder climates, something along the lines of ...