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Opinion

The Proliferation of Profanity in Scholastic Sports

Local Columns

Today, we have a serious problem in all high school sports — athlete profanity. Who is responsible for such inappropriate behavior? That’s easy; every adult who is involved directly or indirectly with sports. After watching people play the new “blame game” on various news media ...

Consider All Options for Clay School Site

Editorials

The demolition of the former Clay School building soon will be underway. That’s good. But at the same time it’s also somewhat hard to understand how City Council members already appear to have made their minds up that spending a minimum of $14 million in taxpayer dollars just to demolish ...

The Importance and Value of School Choice in West Virginia

Local Columns

According to the West Virginia Department of Education, 241,024 children receive an education within the Mountain State. However, do they all thrive under the same educational model? How does the state’s education system impact family decisions to move here? As reported on the WVDE zoomwv ...

Pats on the Back

Editorials

- To the organizers and participants of the second annual “Gateway to the West” robotics tournament held last week at The Highlands Sports Complex. The event, a national qualifier for the VEX Robotics Championships, brought in 149 high school and middle school teams from 16 states and even ...

Prioritize Education in Mountain State

Editorials

State Sen. Charles Clements, R-Wetzel, is injecting a voice of reason into conversations about what the West Virginia Legislature’s approach to education might be this year. Speaking ahead of the legislative session that is set to begin Wednesday, Feb. 12, Clements talked about the state’s ...

988 Lifeline Having Impact

Editorials

During these cold and bleak months, when many are struggling with their mental health and looking forward to brighter, warmer days, it is encouraging to learn recent numbers from the Ohio Department of Health show there was a small decrease in the number of deaths by suicide in the Buckeye ...