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Look Back: Washington connection to Wood County worth celebrating

Forgive me for yet another item pertaining to George Washington and Wood County, but there’s one more important piece that should be shared. Some years ago, while browsing records in the Wood County, W.Va., courthouse, in Misc. Recording Book 1 Page 27, I happened across the following ...

Editor’s Notes: Mass confusion about health

Every time there is a cycle of new studies, lists and reports out showing West Virginia as being the worst in the country for just about everything (thank goodness for Mississippi), I get a little more numb to what those numbers mean for the state I care about so much. But a new one hit me ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: A world on fire

On Feb. 25 of this year, United States airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., refusing to be complicit in the American-backed genocide of the people of Palestine. On the morning of his self-immolation, he shared the following message via his ...

Kiki’s Corner: West Virginia Symphony League meeting

Every year it is very exciting and interesting to plan and prepare for the upcoming West Virginia Symphony Orchestra season. The committee has chosen five delightful concerts for the upcoming year that will be performed at the Blennerhassett Middle School with the first concert presented on ...

Cracking the Code: Help wanted

We just finished a Zoom call with a company in Eurasia. The CEO said his biggest problem is hiring and keeping people. He told us about a young man who turned down their job offer. The CEO called the individual to find out why. The young man said he was still living with his parents and only ...