KINGWOOD — Jennifer Nestor said she always had an interest in community wellness. Nestor, a registered nurse at Preston Memorial Hospital (PMH), recently replaced Meredith Sneddon as diabetic educator for […]
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WVU professor backs growing opposition to Columbus Day
MORGANTOWN — Remember this one? “… In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue …” If you’re of a certain age, you definitely do. It’s the opening to the sing-song rhyme […]
Mergers results in new Mon EMS chief
MORGANTOWN — Forest Weyen, the new executive director of Mon EMS — the result of a merger of services from Mon Health Systems and WVU Medicine — was happy at […]
Chefs, head cooks in W.Va. make 30% more than average wage
MORGANTOWN — The wage gap between the salaries of chefs and head cooks in West Virginia are nearly 30% higher than what the average wage for all occupations in the […]
Chestnut Festival honors effort to restore tree to eastern forests
ROWLESBURG — The 12th Annual Chestnut Festival drew a large crowd Sunday. People could be seen having lunch at the Szilagyi Center, visiting one of several museums in the building, […]
Attendance still key to learning and to teaching in schools
“The bottom line is, we’re all missing too much school.” That’s how Steve Paine, the state superintendent of schools, described the issue of absenteeism among West Virginia’s teachers and students. […]
‘That couldn’t happen here in America’
I was maybe 10 years old when this happened. Mom is driving, I’m in the back seat. It’s night. She’s trying to cross a busy L.A. thoroughfare, from a side […]
Why don’t the feds care about animal cruelty?
Nearly 300 raccoons bred and slated to be sold as pets or for use in experiments swelter in stacked cages as the temperature hits 100 degrees. A circus is cited […]
NBA risks future in China for the sake of an American value
The People’s Republic of China is the land of opportunity for many American businesses, with its vast and fast-growing middle class. But doing business there often entails many compromises, some […]
West Virginia men’s soccer team falls to Western Michigan 3-1
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia men’s soccer team opened Mid-American Conference play with a 3-1 loss to Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers […]
