At 91, it鈥檚 hard to blame Bob Tebay for saying he plans to 鈥渆njoy life and not be here twice a week,鈥� on the day he announced his retirement as a Wood County Commissioner. He鈥檚 certainly earned it. Tebay has served the county in a way his fellow commissioners credit with setting them ...
* Two local education powerhouses are teaming up to provide more options for students. Washington State College of Ohio students will now be able to get a bachelor鈥檚 degree in cybersecurity by taking classes through West Virginia University at Parkersburg鈥檚 Innovation and Technology ...
Governments have only a limited number of ways to support private businesses 鈥� large or small. Whether we like it or not, spending taxpayer money is one of them. The question becomes whether the return is larger than the investment 鈥� whether that money is being spent prudently. So, one ...
Mountain State residents grew up knowing there were certain jokes that would be made at their expense once a person from another state found out they were West Virginians. Some variation on the 鈥渂ut you鈥檙e wearing shoes!鈥� or 鈥渂ut you look like you have all your teeth!鈥� was not ...
West Virginia stands alone among the states for a host of positive reasons. But a recent Urban Institute study shows we stand alone for a distressing reason: We are the only state in the country for which inflation-adjusted median household income has DECREASED since 1970. 鈥淥ver this ...
Among the designations for February in West Virginia is Career Technical Education month, during which the state Department of Education intends to build awareness of the importance of career technical education in strengthening our workforce by preparing students for high-demand jobs. Given ...
