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Veterans: Home loan program is good public policy

This month, the West Virginia Veterans’ Home Loan program launches, after passage of state Senate Bill 261 earlier this year. The program will help eligible veterans purchase their first homes. In this real estate climate, any help they can get will be significant. Republican State ...

Voting: Register and make your voice heard

Most Mountain State residents will agree the upcoming November general election is among the more important we’ve been asked to decide over the past several years. Yet according to U.S. Census Bureau data, there is a good chance a small percentage of West Virginians will be making those ...

Preparedness: Develop and discuss emergency plans

Floods, nasty storms, high winds, fires, ice storms, power outages … nature can be rough on us here in West Virginia. But those are just some of the emergencies and disasters for which state agencies hope residents will come up with an action plan, as part of National Preparedness Month. ...

High Points of the Valley

It looks as though the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department will soon be on the move, as Wood County Commissioners approved the final lease agreement last week for the department to move into St. Joseph’s Landing. “This is going to be a great place to work,” said MOVHD Executive Director ...

Labor Day: Politicians must work for us

As we approach the Labor Day holiday, become more entrenched in the new school year and welcome the joys (and agonies) of football season, it is a good time to look at what all our labor is earning us these days. WalletHub conducted its annual Labor Day survey to find out how people were ...

Public Health: Voters should remove apathetic politicians

West Virginia’s substance abuse epidemic (and, according to some public health officials, lawmakers’ response to it) has led to an increase in the number of HIV cases here as well. Particularly in rural counties, the worry is growing, as HIV clusters are appearing in places where there ...