By Jim Kaufman, president and CEO, West Virginia Hospital Association The mission of all hospitals regardless of size and location, is to provide quality care to patients and advance health in their communities. In West Virginia, we are blessed to have a network of topnotch hospitals throughout the Mountain State.[Read More…]

By West Virginia State Senator Rupie Phillips, R-Logan The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai ended with a historic commitment among almost 200 countries to move away from fossil fuels – the very first international commitment to do so.  In the middle of COP28, the attendees were[Read More…]

By Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WV Rural Health Association West Virginians face a number of obstacles when it comes to health. Although we have some of the most beautiful rural vistas in the country, our residents are some of the unhealthiest. Diabetes, tobacco use and heart disease are[Read More…]

By Mitch Carmichael, W.Va. Secretary of Economic Development An indispensable trait that is commonly found to be present in all powerful, dynamic state economies is the opportunity for citizens to succeed and grow across a wide and diverse variety of industries. States firing on all economic cylinders will enjoy new[Read More…]

By Charlotte Lane, chair, Public Service Commission of West Virginia I want you to know that here at the Public Service Commission, we suffer through the same concerns that many of you do about the cost of gasoline, water and power bills, groceries, and every other budget item. The Commission[Read More…]

By Tammy Jordan, president, Fruits of Labor BECKLEY, W.Va. — One of the most powerful and truthful presentations I have ever witnessed was presented recently at the Communities of Healing Winter Gathering by Drema Hill, Ph.D., a Boone County native who has risen to be a national public health expert.[Read More…]

By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA “Judge not lest ye be judged.” (Matthew 7:1) Jesus said this over 2,000 years ago. In other words, don’t judge or you will be judged. Jesus went on to say, how you judge others is how you will be judged. Humans have struggled with[Read More…]

By Charlotte Lane, chair, Public Service Commission of West Virginia One of the most important laws ever enacted by the West Virginia Legislature is the Distressed and Failing Utilities Improvement Act. This 2020 statute gives the Public Service Commission crucial tools for improving water and sewer services. The law allows[Read More…]

By Jina Belcher Executive Director, New River Gorge Regional Development Authority The City of Beckley is close to ratifying a change in municipal government led by a City Manager, and as both a citizen of Beckley and Executive Director of New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, serving Beckley-Raleigh County, I[Read More…]