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Editorials

Changes

The Detroit News reported Wednesday that General Motors has laid off thousands of workers from manufacturing facilities in Ohio and Michigan. Though it is tempting to suggest the reason is purely a matter of GM’s overeagerness to catch up to the electric vehicle push, the reality is a bit ...

Scrambling

“West Virginians take care of our neighbors,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday. “It’s times like these that we need to come together as Team West Virginia to help those in need.” He issued the reminder as the state scrambles to prepare for the loss of SNAP benefits to ...

Prevention

You might remember them as the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, from back in the 1980s, but today, the renamed National Family Partnership continues its work to support families and communities “in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free youth.” Among the ...

Hooked?

A front-page headline in the Oct. 20 edition of the Wall Street Journal — and the lengthy article that followed it — evoked the troubling question of whether many people in this country who don’t really need to be taking antidepressants are becoming hooked on them. “Out-in-the-open” ...

Think Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when pink ribbons appear across our towns and social media feeds. But beyond the color and campaigns lies a message that can save lives. Early detection remains one of our strongest weapons in the fight against breast cancer. Breast cancer ...

Why the Mystery?

Ever since Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Dilly canceled the public hearing and Randolph County Board of Education vote to close the Pickens K-12 School on Oct. 14 — a decision announced less than two hours before the hearing’s scheduled start — because he said “new information ...