Mountain State Spotlight: Biden’s drug czar is in WV this week. Here are five things the federal government can do to address the overdose epidemic

Dr. Rahul Gupta speaks at West Virginia University. (Photo courtesy of West Virginia University) As Dr. Rahul Gupta visits Charleston, public health workers told Mountain State Spotlight the federal government could improve West Virginia’s addiction crisis by changing requirements for some treatment options and increasing funding for recovery resources. By Allen Siegler This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at...

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Toads eat plenty of crawly bugs in the garden. (Photo by Karen Cohen) By Karen Cohen   Throwing in the Trowel  I kicked off my garden clogs and decided to walk barefoot through the grass and garden today. My feet will get filthy but a good long night soak will help melt off the dirt before I slip under the sheets tonight. TMI: I don’t bother getting pedicures anymore. Why bother spending all that money on colored toenails or for that matter, fingernails? I am a gardener and proof of that lies under each digit. All 20 of them. Years ago,...

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