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Lifelines: Blood donors needed as much as ever

There’s a lot to be cheerful about as the end of the school year, warmer weather and the arrival of the travel/vacation season have most people in more chipper moods. But for some, summertime coincides with the “100 deadliest days,” the period from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day ...

Vital Signs: Lawmakers must remain focused on healthcare

Increases in healthcare costs are stressing individuals and families more in West Virginia than in nearly every other state. The Mountain State has the fifth highest cost of health care as a share of median monthly household income in the country, at 9.14%. Only Mississippi, Maine, Oregon and ...

Education: Hardesty makes valid argument on choice

We can argue about funding and vouchers, transportation and transparency, but West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty is right. There is no going backward from school choice in the Mountain State. His message last week to public school systems in the state was blunt. “You ...

Letter to the Editor: I can’t and I can

Well, it finally happened; a day when I had to keep saying, “I can’t.” We went to put flowers on the graves of loved ones for Memorial Day. My mother had asked in later years, “Who will remember them when I’m gone?” I told her I would. Today I failed her. I tried to get to the ones ...

Reporter's Notebook: Payable on delivery

Another week has passed and more drama has occurred regarding the contract the State Auditor's Office entered into late last year with Senate President Pro Tempore Jay Taylor, R-Taylor. In summary, Taylor was brought on as a contract worker in the State Auditor's Local Government Services ...