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National Hospital Week: Healing Happens Here: Hospitals Save Lives, Communities Thrive

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Each year, National Hospital Week offers an opportunity to recognize the vital role hospitals play in our daily lives. From May 10–16, we celebrate a simple but powerful truth: healing happens here. In West Virginia, our hospitals do more than treat illness—they save lives and help communities thrive. Hospitals are the backbone of communities across the Mountain State for one fundamental reason: they show up. No matter the hour, and no matter the need, hospitals are there. In a state defined by close-knit communities and rural landscapes, that reliability isn’t just ...

May 12 Primary Election Is About an End to Status Quo in West Virginia

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When West Virginia Republicans head to the polls Tuesday, the choice could not be clearer: maintain the status quo that has stranded our state at the bottom of national rankings, or elect bold leaders who will put West Virginia first. We witnessed this exact dynamic on the national stage when President Donald J. Trump rode down the golden escalator. He uprooted the old guard, defeated the establishment, and replaced RINOs with America First champions. That is the battle we are fighting right now in West Virginia. The dividing line is stark. Do we want politicians who tolerate higher ...

Tallying the True Cost of Being a Mother in 2026

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In 1962 a group called, “The Limeliters,” released a new song on their album. A few months later,” Pete Seeger the writer of the song, put it on his album as well. It was not until 1965 that a folk-rock band named The Byrds made the song famous. The song was entitled “Turn! Turn! Turn!” It is said to have rocketed to the top on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and gained worldwide popularity. The listeners seemed to enjoy the lyrics. The lyrics go something like this, "To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A ...

Incoming Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala Brings Spirit of Service to Role

Editorials

The appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is a moment of significance not only for West Virginia Catholics, but for the broader communities the diocese serves. Menjivar, 56, comes to West Virginia after serving as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. His installation Mass is set for July 2 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling. Born in El Salvador, he immigrated to the United States in 1990 and became the nation’s first Salvadoran bishop when appointed in Washington. What stood out in his ...

Program Helping W.Va. To Grow

Editorials

Ascend West Virginia continues to look for more ways to recruit new Mountain State residents, even as the program has already attracted 1,412 new residents since its founding in 2021. Now, it hopes to make the state more attractive to military veterans by launching a new program: Ascend Heroes. For veterans and active service members who are at least 18, hold U.S. citizenship or a green card and live out of state, the program could be perfect for you. The only other condition to meet is either having a remote job or a job lined up in West Virginia. Participants are being asked to ...

Boosting Behavioral Health

Editorials

Society has given teachers increasingly greater responsibility for our children over the past decade or two — in loco parentis truly means, teaching, feeding, clothing, keeping safe and healthy, and protecting — all with the expectation these teachers will also help students keep up with ever-changing educational standards, too. But teachers have kept adjusting. After all, they do their jobs because they care about students’ wellbeing on more than an academic level. A recent partnership between University Hospitals and the Willoughby-Eastlake school district may give them ...