As our state鈥檚 population decreases, so does the number of students in our schools. Declining enrollment, in turn, is creating challenges for our school districts. Some boards of education are facing the bitter reality that it is time to close cherished facilities. But the Thomas B. Fordham ...
Lawmakers who still think it is more important to protect 鈥減ersonal freedoms鈥� for homeschooling parents than it is to protect the children being kept at home got another wake-up call this week. Fortunately 鈥� this time 鈥� the children involved in this case are still alive to speak for ...
We are months away from the next regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, but the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 2024 Campaign for Jobs Digest includes some ideas about what lawmakers should prioritize. (Hint: It鈥檚 not incredibly archaic socio-cultural agendas.) Economic ...
West Virginia comes in last or very near the bottom in all kinds of significant categories. It鈥檚 been that way for so long, it鈥檚 almost a running joke. And when we鈥檙e on top, it鈥檚 usually for something like leading the nation in overdose deaths. Now, U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
It doesn鈥檛 feel like it just yet, but we鈥檝e turned the corner into fall and it is time to start thinking about those rapidly approaching holidays. For many of us, that includes thoughts of working with our local nonprofits to make sure the holiday season is merry and bright for as many ...
* What a wonderful collaboration between Belpre Girl Scout Troops, the City of Belpre Tree Commission and Mayor Susan Abdella, as the city celebrated the official opening of its Friendship Orchard last week. Fruit-bearing trees and bushes planted at the corner of Campbell Drive and Boulevard ...
