That crick in your neck you get after looking at your smartphone for a long time has a name — text neck. The term was coined in 2014 by Florida […]
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Back pain isn’t one-type-fits-all
Q: I get back pain regularly and so does my friend of the same age. He has tried chiropractic and physical therapy in the past and felt it was not […]
Storms bring thunder and growth to our lives
Who loves the rain and loves his home, And looks on life with quiet eyes, Him will I follow through the storm, And at his hearth-side keep me warm — […]
UHS, Oak Glen split softball doubleheader
Someone once said you can’t win them all, and the University High softball learned that Friday. The Hawks jumped out to a promising start with a 9-5 victory in the […]
How are clothes made?
How are clothes made? Everyone wears clothes, hopefully. Clothes help us show those around us what kind of person we are. Our clothes help other people draw judgments about us, […]
Messing with the baseball season not a good idea
My colleague Justin Jackson brought up a point this week about the continuing efforts to make games, especially baseball, faster. Clocks have been added at the college level to center […]
Morgantown’s Johnson races into state 400-meter contention
Morgantown senior Timothy Johnson stepped on the track at Wheeling Park for the 400 meter dash last Saturday needing a good race. He was seeded in the slow heat, but […]
Keener is a Mountaineer turned Hokie
Lauren Keener grew up a Mountaineers fan, but had a tough decision to make last fall when the football team took on Virginia Tech, in Landover, Md. That’s because Keener […]
Preston County needs a better recycling system
This week the future generation inspired me. The subject of my daughter’s homeschool pre-school group was recycling. The class teacher read a couple relevant stories, explaining the meaning of “reduce, […]
Special lenses help improve focus for screen work
Q: My sister just got new glasses for computer vision. What are these? A: We are all spending so much time staring at screens — computers, tablets, and smartphones — […]
