By Toni Milbourne, The Journal As most are aware, The Journal relocated earlier this summer from our long-serving location on W. King Street to Old Courthouse Square. As with any move of such magnitude, it takes a bit of time to get settled and organized, but we believe we have[Read More…]

The Intelligencer With National Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, Aug. 31, it’s fitting that West Virginia lawmakers this week learned more about the problem and it’s impact on our state. For well more than a decade, West Virginia has suffered under the weight of a substance abuse epidemic that is[Read More…]

Tyler Star News SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. — What’s the most dangerous part of the school day? It’s when children board or get off of the school bus, according to transportation experts. If drivers illegally pass a stopped bus that has its flashing lights on and stop arm out they risk hitting[Read More…]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Regardless of headline-grabbing tragedies, lawsuits and bureaucratic identity crises, no one would argue West Virginians don’t care about ALL our children and want the best for them. So, while there is a great deal of work to do, it is encouraging to hear from the[Read More…]

The Intelligencer Local and state education officials express concern regularly about the shortage of qualified and certified teachers in West Virginia’s public schools. But there is another insufficiency, and in a critical way, it is much more worrisome for families as to whether students make it to school on a[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain In the past few weeks, many West Virginia residents received two of their favorite annual reminders — a postcard-sized bill that shows the amount of tax owed on your home or any land you own, and also a separate bill showing what is owed on your personal property[Read More…]

The Journal At the time when Congress launched the Medicare Advantage program concept several decades ago, the theory in place was insurers would make Medicare more efficient, have an incentive to keep patients healthier and probably save money for the government in the process. Those at the forefront of promoting[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch Kenney Grant, the founder of the Gino’s chain of restaurants, died this week. His passing was a reminder of a generation of Huntington-area entrepreneurs who succeeded through determination and self-education. It’s also a reminder of the need for such people today. As noted by HD Media regional business[Read More…]

Just two days into July, with little fanfare or ceremony, President Joe Biden signed a bill called the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.” Despite the lack of hype around the signing, it’s a pretty big deal and, really, something of a modern[Read More…]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel While politicians and some homeschool advocates continue to ask for West Virginia’s laws (and enforcement) regarding homeschooling to remain unchanged, the West Virginia Department of Education has produced data that should change their minds. According to a report by WCHS, the data show only one-third[Read More…]