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Editor's Notes: Hitting the reset button in 2026

There’s a lot about modern technology that has earned criticism. But one potential positive is the ability to stay in touch with those we might otherwise lose track of. I had a chance before Christmas to meet up with a friend — quite literally for five minutes — at a mid-point location ...

Give Blood: Donors, volunteers are always needed

If your New Year’s resolutions included finding small ways to do good more frequently, the American Red Cross has some ideas for you. You — yes, you — are needed, right now. A glance at the organization’s website reveals an alert that there is an “EMERGENCY NEED for type O blood” ...

The Way I See It: Apps can help with New Year’s resolution

Please raise your hand if you ate too much turkey, dressing, noodles, ham, cake, pie or Christmas cookies last week. If your belt looks like it should be around a big red suit, please raise your hand. If your New Year’s resolution is to do something about it, please pick up your smart ...

A New Year: Celebrate a fresh start and make changes

As we wrap up one year and look hopefully ahead to the next, most in our region are looking forward to the possibility of peace, prosperity, success … all the good things that are possible when the blank slate of an entire year stretches out before us. Sure, we take some accountability by ...

Economy: Funding is necessary, but so is hope

If money is what it will take to resolve the damage done by the substance abuse epidemic in the Mountain State, we are sitting on an enormous opportunity through funds distributed by the West Virginia First Foundation. Just this month nearly $18 million in Momentum Initiative Grants was ...