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What a difference Save A Life Day makes

It’s no surprise an observance such as today’s Save A Life Day was born in West Virginia — a state ravaged to a greater degree than any other by the substance abuse epidemic that continues to plague us. From a humble pilot meant to increase access to naloxone and help prevent overdose death, the day has become a nationwide push to take action. In the Mountain State alone, there will be 220 events today, with the West Virginia First Foundation noting the sense of urgency means the number of events could continue to grow. Access and awareness of naloxone is essential, as is ...

On Donald Trump’s crusade against ‘dreamer’ students

The Trump administration sued D.C. and three states last week to try to invalidate their policies allowing in-state tuition for undocumented college students. It was a lamentable milestone: Since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, his administration has now sued every jurisdiction that offered such assistance. This is part of a broader campaign against “dreamers,” the young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children. Many remember no other country as home. College degrees are particularly important for this cohort: Degrees can lead to ...

Positive development or another problem?

"Today isn’t about a guarantee for (a) campus or a specific number or a specific promise for future investment,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said last week, as he announced the U.S. Department of Energy had done him a favor and added West Virginia as the sixth state on a list of those being considered for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus. "West Virginia wasn’t originally part of that group, but we wanted to be, so we started working the phones, we started engaging more and more," Morrisey said. Idaho, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma and Louisiana were chosen as part of a process that ...

West Virginians need opportunities to earn way to financial security

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new figures on poverty in America, and for West Virginia the findings are mixed. I’ll get to those numbers shortly, but first here is some context: The data come from the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agencies look at poverty two ...

Tourism momentum worth maintaining

Last month, Travel + Leisure released its list of the most naturally beautiful states in the country. While most of us here know West Virginia is unbeatable on that front, the Mountain State placed second in the rankings — behind only New Hampshire. “Researchers noted (West Virginia) was the only state in the top 10 to perform consistently well across all measured categories, thanks to its extensive forests, more than 6,600 miles of rivers, six national parks, and nearly 200 waterfalls,” the magazine said. Work done over the past decade or so has certainly gained the attention ...

Medal of Honor recipients earned ‘best site’ in D.C.

Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us — to this country we call home and they were willing to defend. Military veterans, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients … all those who sacrificed so much in their service to this country had no greater champion than West Virginia’s own Hershel “Woody” Williams, who died in 2022. And this week, just ahead of the observation of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, a bill was signed that will create the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall in ...