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Cracking the Code: Impressions of Turkey

The Shale Crescent USA Team is part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkey. Lynnda and I, along with SCUSA President Nathan Lord, arrived in Istanbul last Sunday. We were in three Turkish cities for Roadshow events, meeting with companies interested in investing in the USA. Most ...

Letter to the Editor: Avoid becoming a ghost town

I was born and raised in Parkersburg and I’ve been proud to admit that fact. When I was 18, I moved to Huntington to attend college at Marshall. Ten years later, I moved to Palm Beach County, Fla., where I lived until I moved to Las Vegas for a few years. About ten years ago, I returned to ...

Letter to the Editor: Thank you

As we enter 2026 we wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year! More importantly, we wanted to express our most sincere “THANKS” to our community for your contributions and support of the Fraternal Order of Police Blennerhassett 79 Shop With A Cop 2025 project. We are pleased ...

Letter to the Editor: A nation of immigrants

I am responding to a letter published on Jan. 26, that expresses the writer’s concerns about immigration and ICE’s role in American communities. While the writer’s concerns reflect a widely held perspective, I believe it’s essential to address the complexities of immigration and the ...

Dentistry: Improving oral health is important

Mountain State residents grew up knowing there were certain jokes that would be made at their expense once a person from another state found out they were West Virginians. Some variation on the “but you’re wearing shoes!” or “but you look like you have all your teeth!” was not ...