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American Red Cross: Volunteers, donations and blood are needed

“We never take a holiday because disasters never take a holiday.” As Wood County Commissioners recognized American Red Cross Month, Sharon Kesselring, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley, reminded them just how vital the organization is to our ...

Disgusting: Legislators show true colors on child safety

A group of lawmakers who repeatedly try to earn cheap political points by talking about how precious West Virginia children are to them showed their true colors Saturday in ugly fashion. Legislators had a chance to pass House Bill 5537 — Raylee’s Law, which would have prohibited county ...

High Points of the Valley

* Give credit to the folks at West Virginia University at Parkersburg; they came up with a creative way to prepare students for their first jobs after college by hosting a Dress for Success Fashion Show to help show students the importance of professional attire. Students may underestimate the ...

Overreach: Lawmakers should leave libraries alone

Perhaps without meaning to, Ohio Rep. Johnathan Newman, R-Troy, demonstrated perfectly the problem with a portion of Ohio House Bill 583, “regarding the provision of online library database resources by public schools, public libraries, and state agencies.” The bill would amend state code ...

Cleanup: Adopt-a-Highway event needs volunteers

Did warmer weather have you flinging open your windows and getting a jump-start on spring cleaning recently? If you’ve already started planning for that annual home reset, it’s time to start planning for how to help West Virginia’s highways get a clean start to the spring/summer travel ...

Unlucky: Be responsible; don’t drink and drive

One of our state’s biggest holidays for cultural appropriation (suddenly everyone is Irish) is just around the corner as many of us make our plans for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program has rightly chosen March 13-17 for a “Buzzed Driving Is Drunk ...