At the beginning of this week, I planned to write about the Appalachian Regional Commission’s release of this year’s Chartbook — particularly its “Classifying Economic Distress in Appalachian Counties” section. If you want to dig deeply into that, I encourage you to start here: ...
This time of the year, when school starts, I think about the students, the young kids of all ages, and their future. We often wonder what goes through their minds when they enter the school doors. It depends on their age. They have different goals. The young ones are excited to be with their ...
The USA lost an icon. The world lost a one-of-a-kind talent with the death of Dolly Parton. The media has done an excellent job of reminding us how talented Dolly was, all she accomplished and how she cared about people. As I write this, we have the story of Dolly’s career playing on TV. I ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! We are slowly drying out from the weeks of wet weather. Fall will soon be here, and this year may be a great time to plant trees and shrubs. We should have plenty of moisture and give plants some time to establish roots before the first frost. This ...
More than a year ago, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., introduced Senate Bill 2612 — the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act. It’s a bipartisan effort that incorporates risk assessments and prevention services for falls into annual wellness visits and initial preventive ...
In 1946 colleges had a problem. Too many students. The recent end of World War II meant that the millions of Americans who served their nation were ready to get on with their lives, and for many of them, that meant going back to or starting college. The GI Bill provided many of them a chance ...
