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Rural Health: Addressing nursing shortage is vital

Among the projects under West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program is Mountain State Care Force, which is meant to address the shortage of healthcare workers in many of our communities. This week, the initiative awarded $201,403 to the WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education, ...

Cracking the Code: Be not afraid

We have a vent on the floor for heat and air conditioning between our kitchen and dining area. When our daughter Dannielle, her husband, and golden retriever Arnie come to visit, Arnie won’t walk across the vent. He is afraid. Arnie is so afraid he won’t even cross the vent to get a treat. ...

Op-ed: Industry, lawmakers not protecting Washington County

This is in response to the article “Ohio Oil and Gas Association opposes proposed moratorium” published in the Sept. 21 edition of your newspaper. There are multiple misleading statements made by the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), as well as Rep. Kevin Ritter, which should be ...

Op-ed: Why do I believe?

I am by no means a biblical scholar or a theologian. In fact, I am a sinner, but aren’t we all. However, I have read the New Testament many, many times over the years. In the New Testament, it has been determined that Jesus fulfilled at least 300 and possibly over 400 prophecies during ...

Editor's Notes: Press freedom more important than ever

Organizers of Sunshine Week recently announced the group’s third annual Sunshine Fest is tentatively set for about a year from now in Washington, D.C., to coincide with International Right to Know Day on Sept. 28, 2027. Born in Florida in the wake of government attempts to use Sept. 11, ...