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Op-ed: Changes to recycling program not city’s choice

The recent decision from the Wood County Circuit Court related to recycling presents some interesting challenges for the City of Parkersburg, for me as mayor and for the City Councilors alike. This effort was initiated by a single resident, Walt Auvil; the ruling invalidates the local ...

Editor's Notes: Expanding historical resources

Have you ever been over to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District? It stretches from Winchester, Va., in the north down to McDowell, Va., in the south — generally following I-81, except for Cool Springs and McDowell. I have been to parts of it approximately eleventy ...

Backyard Gardener: The grateful deadheaded flower

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This first week of August finds many gardeners harvesting tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. There is still time to plants some lates summer squash and start some fall vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. This week I want to talk about ...

At Risk: West Virginia’s youth deserve better

Given recent arguments about school funding, TANF funding, foster care — far too many topics for a state where so many people squawk about their love of children and families just ahead of Election Day — it’s important to look at what the data says. According to WalletHub’s “States ...