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West Virginia’s Health Care Guardrails: Ensuring Quality, Access

The health and well-being of West Virginia citizens is everyone’s business. Hospitals, local clinics, physicians, and so many others work together to provide quality care at the most affordable price possible for health and wellness throughout our state. West Virginia’s Certificate of Need process helps to ensure quality of care, good accessibility to providers, and, importantly, allows our hospitals to provide the best quality of care in as many locations as possible throughout West Virginia. The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is a private, voluntary membership organization ...

Laws, Not Men

I have no blood connection with John Adams, one of our nation’s founding fathers and the second president of the United States. But I’ve read enough of his letters to find a real kinship with the underappreciated man. One of his famous quotes is often paraphrased, but below is a direct quote from an Adams letter to fellow Continental Congress delegate John Penn. “…The true Idea of a Republic, is ‘An Empire of Laws and not of Men’: and therefore as a Republic is the best of Governments so, that particular Combination of Power, which is best contrived for a faithfull ...

Working To Advance West Liberty University’s Mission

Two years ago, my wife Susanne and I arrived on the West Liberty University Hilltop, excited about the opportunity to become part of this community. We felt genuinely at home right away because of the warm welcome we received. Since then, I have enjoyed working with the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners to transform the lives of our students while strengthening our community and region. In a time when higher education faces significant challenges, West Liberty is stepping up with programs that build economic mobility, foster community partnerships, and ...

Getting in ‘Good Trouble’ To Redeem the Soul of America

Next month will be the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington that took place on August 28, 1963. It is believed that between 200,000 and 300,000 people participated in the March. The last speaker was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was not on the original program, but because of his recent work during that time, two speakers who were to speak for 10 minutes each gave up their time to let this young pastor speak. That is when he gave the iconic speech called the “I Have A Dream” speech. It is interesting to note according to Dr. King’s own writing that he did not plan to ...

Marshall Memo: Scholarships Awarded as Students Prepare To Kick Off School Year

Each year, the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce is proud to award scholarships to graduating seniors from Cameron High School and/or John Marshall High School. These scholarships support a mission of encouraging academic achievement and helping local students take the next step toward their future. The scholarship criteria include GPA, community involvement, attendance, studies and future plans. Essays are submitted to the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce committee, which reviews and selects winners. Support is always welcomed by the Scholarship Fund, where 100% of the ...

Political Hack Job?

We have another alleged case of hacking of a lawmaker. Last Monday, Del. Charles Sheedy, R-Marshall, posted on the Marshall County WV Republican Club Facebook page that he sent a letter to Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state congressional delegation regarding the lack of a federal disaster declaration for Ohio and Marion counties. The following is taken directly from that letter as he (allegedly) wrote it: “Constituents in District 7 are asking why President Trump has not issued a FEMA Disaster Declaration for Ohio and Marion Counties? My constituents are also yours and they ...