On a quest to eliminate plastic from our food

March 12, 2024

PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO, I fell down many a rabbit hole researching the best products for infant care. By best I meant healthiest. I knew car seats, laundry detergents and other necessary items often contain toxins from fire retardants, fragrances and other chemicals. I knew before my obsessive pregnancy-driven research that I wanted to avoid plastics as well. For the first six months of my daughter’s life, I kept plastic out of her reach. She didn’t have any plastic toys until I broke my rule with a baby toy that I still think is really cool — the ...

Legislature puts physician-assisted suicide prohibition amendment before the voters; non-citizen voting amendment falls to filibuster

March 10, 2024

MORGANTOWN – A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of the legislative session. A proposed amendment to prohibit non-citizen voting got filibustered ...

MCHD to begin teaching well-known ServSafe food manager course

March 8, 2024

Monongalia County Health Department added a second food manager certification course to its roster of food safety classes. “ServSafe is another option to get people certified,” said Natalie Davis, Sanitarian II with MCHD Environmental Health, who will be teaching the class. More than 4 million foodservice professionals have been certified through the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANAB) Conference for Food Protection, according to information at ServSafe.com. MCHD Environmental Health ...

WVU Medicine Children’s, PBS team up for reading event

March 7, 2024

Patients were invited to the Hostetler Family Resource Center at WVU Medicine Children’s to read a book with School Intervention Specialist Courtney Cook and therapy dog Atlas, as part of Read Across America Week. PBS character “Super Why” was also in attendance. Patients who were ...

Senate passes slate of House bills: swatting, sour grapes candidates and more

March 4, 2024

MORGANTOWN – The Senate cruised through a slate of House bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously without debate. A couple head to the governor; others were amended and returned to the House for review and possible concurrence – or negotiation. HB 4667 would prohibit syringe ...

Senate sends to House carbon credit, driving doctors and charitable giving bills on Crossover Day, kills timberland carbon tax bill

February 28, 2024

MORGANTOWN – The Senate sent a series of bills to the House of Delegates on Wednesday – Crossover Day – on such issues as speeding doctors, carbon credits, charitable giving, churches and dental work. The most hotly debated bill of the day, a hefty tax on setting aside timberlands ...