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Commentary Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes start journey From Nov. 13 through Nov. 20, 3,475 Gospel Opportunities (also known as Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes) were dropped off at the WV Building on the Fairgrounds and processed by approximately 100 volunteers to ready them for their journey around the world.   These Gospel...

Commentary Forest ‘carbon capture’ program  In the last regular session of the Legislature, there were several serious misguided attempts to insert the State of West Virginia into the middle of private, voluntary forest carbon capture agreements. This ill-advised effort is a classic case of a solution in search of a...

The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) registered its “strong disapproval” to leaders at West Virginia University (WVU) for its proposed elimination of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Landscape Architecture and the reduction of staff in Soil and Plant Sciences from 21 to 10 people. Julie Robinson, executive...

Dear Editor: I noted with concern the recent recommendation by the administration of West Virginia University (WVU) to not only cease offering foreign language majors, but to also eliminate the entire Department of World Languages. This is a matter of national security that places WVU outside those institutions that provide...

Savannah Keffer, D.O. Not much makes Savannah Keffer, D.O., happier than being outdoors with her three dogs and tending to her three beehives and her chickens. The only thing that compares is learning about rural health care and working to become a family medicine physician in a rural area. The...

The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) reminds motorists to drive sober throughout the July 4 holiday weekend. This Independence Day, safeguard your freedom, and the lives of others, by committing to sober driving. The GHSP is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

By Gaylene Miller, AARP West Virginia State Director Most of us have experienced long hold times or dropped calls when trying to get through to a customer service agent. You may have even received incorrect information the first time you called and had to start the process all over again....

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that 41 states and Washington, DC have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. West Virginia will receive about $1.5 million from the settlement. “Companies should not resort to improper means to control the market, all...

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday sued Michael D. Lansky LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer...

Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that he has approved up to 50 West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) Soldiers and Airmen to deploy to Texas for up to 30 days to support Operation Lone Star (OLS) as a part of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) from Texas. “In response to...