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Cracking the Code: Attitude is everything

Everyone makes people happy. Some people do it by simply entering a room. Others make people happy by leaving a room. You probably know both types of people. The difference is their attitude. Some people enter a room with a smile on their face. They are positive, uplifting and fun to be ...

MOV Parent: Supporting children and students of all ages

Last week I had two special friends of mine visiting the new Parkersburg High School cross country locker room at the PHS Annex One was Dr. Torie Jackson — president of West Virginia University at Parkersburg, and Olivia Reeder, vice president of Institutional Advancement at WVUP. To my ...

Backyard Gardener: Russian sage for the flower garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The September heat wave is hopefully the last blast of summer as temperatures may reach 90 degrees over the weekend. Unfortunately, there is no rain in the forecast. It does not really feel like fall until the weather cools down a bit and the leaves ...

The Way I See It: It is hard to imagine a world without the Internet

The Internet, the interconnected world-wide network of computers that includes websites, apps and devices, has become such an integral part of our lives that it is hard to imagine life without it. Most people feel as though it has improved their lives. It has made life more convenient. ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Here’s to your healthcare

Last week marked the first legislative interim meetings since the end of June, with lawmakers getting a two-month summer break. Well, some lawmakers. Much of Republican legislative leadership spent their summer in planning meetings for a possible special session that did not happen. At one ...

Look Back: Belleville receives new arrival

The early history of Belleville, by Minnie Kendal Lowther concludes… New Arrival at Belleville Near the year 1797, Belleville received an important addition of emigrants from Connecticut, who had a telling effect upon the advancement of the colony. The leading spirit of this party was ...