Q: I am thinking about getting some contact lenses for warm weather, but wondering about swimming and sports. Any advice on what to do or not do? A: Every spring many people think about needing their glasses less for outdoor activities. You raise some good points, in that contact lenses are ...
Q: I have low bone density and am concerned about the side effects of taking the prescribed drug for my osteoporosis. Can you tell me if my nutritional approach is effective? I am taking a multivitamin with extra vitamin D and calcium. A: This approach is a great start. Although there is ...
When it comes to legislative action at the State Capitol, you just never know, and I should know by now that there is no such thing as a slam dunk. By the same token, the term “dead” in reference to a bill is relative. The latest example of how the unexpected is the norm is HB 2519, the Campus Self Defense Act, or the “campus carry bill” as it was commonly called. The bill allowed individuals with concealed carry permits to carry a gun on state college campuses. It was THE gun bill this session, pushed hard by the National Rifle Association and the Citizens Defense ...
What's politics got to do with justice? Good question, but the answers, as you would expect, are not nearly as good. For now, there are 158 magistrates serving the state — at least two in each of its counties. The rest are strewn among larger and some smaller counties. The only constitutional mandate the Legislature is under is to ensure there is a magistrate court in each of the state's 55 counties Every county is entitled to two magistrates and current code requires the state Supreme Court to set the numbers (make recommendations?) based mostly on population with some provision ...
Time is not just flying in the Legislature. It's leaving contrails that increasingly look like they will eventually spell out: "Time's up." Today marks the 37th day of this year's 60-day regular legislative session and an issue that wasn't even on the radar is still dominating the sky. Yes, SB 451 is still up in the air and may not ever be perfected to Senate and House members' satisfaction, never mind the teachers unions and the rest of us. And if it ever does land on the governor's desk it's probably not going to fly far from there, either. Meanwhile, the issues that we thought ...
The race is on and it looks like the status quo might once again live up to its name. The deadline Monday for filing to seek seats on Morgantown's City Council came and went with hardly a pop. Judging by the list of 11 candidates vying for council's seven seats April 30 — barring a scandal — it looks to be more of the same. Eight of the 11 candidates are incumbents or former council members while another ran a low-profile campaign for the House of Delegates last year. Another candidate is fresh off an 18-year run on the Monongalia County Board of Education while only one of the ...
