From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: It has virtually become a fifth season. But one that doesn’t just come and go with a change in the weather or is even actually designated on the calendar. No, tax season doesn’t just run from Jan. 31 — when employers must provide W-2s[Read More…]
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Editorial: Fixing Obamacare is the best option
Newspaper applauds U.S. Senators Manchin, Capito for stance From The Exponent Telegram: America has a problem — a big problem. It’s one that if we don’t truly address it sooner than later has the potential to bring our nation’s economy to its knees. U.S. health care spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015,[Read More…]
Morgantown-area coal-fired plant is the most efficient in North America
By Charles Young The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg MAIDSVILLE, W.Va. — The most efficient coal-fired power plant in North America is located in Maidsville, just outside of Morgantown. The Longview Power Plant, a $2.2 billion, 700-megawatt coal-fired power plant responsible for providing power to more than 700,000 homes, uses modern techniques[Read More…]
WV Higher Education Policy Commission offers guidance on student loans
By Jake Jarvis The Charleston Gazette Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As students prepare to head back to college in August, state officials are urging them to think carefully about what kind of student loans they take out. The Higher Education Policy Commission, the state agency which oversees the four-year public colleges[Read More…]
Editorial: Hospitals facing their own struggles in healthcare marketplace
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Discussions about healthcare, Obamacare and “repeal and replace,”often factor in only a few characters — the government, the insurance companies and the patients. But there is another party to consider: the providers. Doctors, nurses and hospitals face their own challenges; and a hospital system[Read More…]
Editorial: Work with doctors to reduce opioid prescriptions
From the Logan Banner: With all the overdoses and news coverage of the opioid epidemic, the number of pain pill prescriptions has declined somewhat. But doctors are still prescribing the potentially addictive drugs at a rate 56 percent higher than 20 years ago, The Associated Press reported last week. The[Read More…]
Editorial: Huntington residents’ input vital to tackling blighted structures
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: One of the more pervasive challenges facing Huntington is the sheer volume of structures that are abandoned and dilapidated. Those structures, whether residential or commercial properties, present a host of negative factors. They spread neighborhood blight, attack community pride, lower property values, pose dangers to[Read More…]
WV legislation gives nonviolent offenders new hope for employment opportunities
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A law that allows people convicted of nonviolent felonies to petition a judge to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor went into effect Friday. The West Virginia Legislature passed Senate Bill 76, the West Virginia Second Chance for Employment Act,[Read More…]
Opinion: Forget fake; Pointless news takes hold
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: We have all heard about fake news. Like it nor not, it is not going away anytime soon – and it isn’t alone in it’s journey. The news has earned an important place in every family’s homes throughout the years. For some, it is their[Read More…]
Friends of Coal Auto Fair offers more than than classic cars
Event, in 13th year, set for Friday and Saturday at the Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beaver By Michelle James Lifestyles Editor BECKLEY, W.Va. — From hotrods to ziplines, delicious food to plane rides and top-notch musical entertainment, organizers of the upcoming Friends of Coal Auto Fair say the event will[Read More…]



