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Nutrition Important to Education

Editor, News-Register: In the wake of the pandemic, the attention to food and nutrition security for our children came to life. We learned that for millions of children and families in West Virginia and across the country, school meals are a lifeline, providing our kids with nearly half their daily calories and a consistent source of good nutrition. The science is clear: children do best academically and are less likely to develop chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes if they are eating healthy foods. As a teacher in West Virginia, I have watched the child ...

Climate, Politics and What to Do

Editor, News-Register: Every day the climate crisis worsens, and economic inequality grows. Conservative politicians, aided by the Supreme Court, are rolling back basic human rights across the country. In West Virginia, as soon as Republicans took control of our State Legislature they rolled back mine safety 50 years or more. What’s shocking is how little urgency elected leaders have shown in response. With each new development, it seems as if this is time, surely, those in power will recognize the severity of the challenge, and act accordingly. Equally important is our ...

Get Out and Vote this November

Editor, News-Register: In July 1776, Thomas Jefferson, representing the Continental Congress, wrote about self-evident truths, including certain inalienable rights — life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. Inalienable means universal, inviolable. Jefferson never declared those rights could have exceptions across the colonies. That declaration sparked a revolution. In June 2022, the Supreme Court plucked the right to abortion out of the Constitution and returned decisionmaking on it to the states. In other words, they declared a right previously in the Constitution need not be ...

Don’t Mess With Centre Market

Editor, News-Register: Here we go again! Car-less Centre Market? Goodbye Coleman’s! Before changes are made to accommodate a younger demographic, a study better be conducted to fathom why they would be in that area between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. in numbers that would match what’s required to keep businesses alive? Catch a coffee and go? It stretches the imagination to come up with what benefits a car-less scenario would provide? Obesity cure? And who are these people that are obese that would walk from who knows where to what? Maybe dodging traffic would be more helpful, if ...

Responsibility to Defend the Law

Editor, News-Register: United States laws are defined by and have stood the test of time based on their legislative branch established language. These laws are ratified by the executive branch with a signature of approval. The judicial branch of our government is to interpret given a given law’s language relating to real world applications of that law. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches have proven since 1776 to be a strong, stable triad foundation for this union of our United States. The attorney generals play the vital role of taking the responsibility ...

Addressing Gasoline Shortage

Editor, News-Register: It appears that Republican members of Congress as well as their advocates in the media are, unashamedly, so willing to place the sole blame and responsibility for the current historically high price for gasoline on current President Joe Biden. I would like to respectfully submit a number of pertinent facts that may shed a somewhat different light on the critical subject. For the record, the price of gasoline recently peaked at $5.02 per gallon nationally, which marked a 40 percent increase from the average cost of $3.40 on December 2021. That is the result in ...