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Letter to the Editor: Cut to SNAP benefits hurts us all

Thank you for publicizing the Chick Crites Food Drive. Soon we’ll get together to share Thanksgiving dinner, but some children and older people will be left out because of the Big Ugly Bill that Congress passed last year, which both of our U.S. Senators Capito and Justice voted for and the ...

Cracking the Code: Everyone listens to WIII-FM

I was 10 years old when I got my first sales job. It was selling candy in a Pittsburgh Pirates glass to raise money for our Little League. Our coach took us to each neighborhood. We went door to door. The candy and special glass sold for $1, a significant sum back then in a working-class ...

Vacancies: Fire departments may need your skills

Most of us take a look at the kinds of people who run TOWARD a fire to help and think “Eh … better them than me.” But if you are the kind of person who thinks “I could do that. I want to help, too,” West Virginia’s fire departments need you. The recently released Fire Prevention ...

Energy: Efficiency standards could use a boost

West Virginians take a lot of pride in having for generations “powered the nation,” with coal and natural gas. And perhaps it is because we are surrounded by energy sources in those forms in addition to solar, wind and hydroelectric options that, according to a recent report, we don’t do ...

Backyard Gardener: Hard frost marks end of growing season

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Most likely we will say goodbye to the growing season this weekend in the Valley as frost is in the forecast. Any late squash, tomatoes or other vegetables need to be harvested quickly. Don't forget to move houseplants back indoors before they get ...