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Marshall Memo: Knights of the Golden Horseshoe; Chamber Events; and Speakers

Four Marshall County students from Sherrard Middle School— James Lopez, Brady Barnhart, Kabe Blake, and Drew Marling—were knighted into the West Virginia Golden Horseshoe Society last Tuesday in Charleston during Golden Horseshoe Day. While in the capital, they enjoyed a special outing to a ...

By Appointment Only

Continuing on from last week’s column on the certificate of need repeal drum beats, Gov. Patrick Morrisey added new appointees to a board that makes decisions regarding certificate of need applications submitted by current and potential health care providers for new services. Last Tuesday, ...

W.Va. Lawmakers Should Back Medicare Advantage

I have spent my career in the professions of insurance and law. These days, part of my efforts include helping seniors select their appropriate Medicare coverages. Healthcare access and affordability are critical for West Virginia retirees and seniors, which makes programs like Medicare ...

Marshall Memo: Community Nights; Busy Summer At Libraries; and School Honors

Monarch Stadium Community Nights are expanding to include every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday in June and July from 6-9 p.m. The public invited to walk, run, kick field goals or enjoy the facility. --- The Marshall County libraries located in Benwood, Cameron and Moundsville will have several ...

AI Isn’t the End of Work. It’s the Start of Better Work

Twenty years ago, we dismissed social media as a distraction. Today, we dismiss artificial intelligence as a threat. We were wrong then. Let’s not be wrong now. The fact of the matter is those who leaned into the social media movement back then built personal brands, community engagement ...

Heard This Before?

Here we go again, the merry-go-round that simply will not end. If it seems like I’ve written a whole column on the efforts by some to eliminate West Virginia’s certificate of need law, I did back in March. Remember, I got to shoehorn in a Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan reference. But ...