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TOO SICK TO LEARN?

Using attendance as an incentive to avoid taking final exams has adverse effects on the sick student, fellow students and educators. Ms. Patterson, Science teacher at Oak Glen High School, said the practice of using attendance as a way to get out of taking final…

MUNOZ SIGNS WITH

Liv Munoz will be continuing her education and softball at West Liberty State University next fall.  She will be majoring in Elementary Education.   In the picture with her is :   Front L-R  Luca Munoz, Scott Munoz, Liv Munoz, Amanda Munoz, Alise Munoz. Back L-R  Rachel Wright-McKay, Sara Wright, Sherrie Garner, Rhonda…

PEIA PROBLEMS MUST BE REMEDIED

  Things I know— see —- and think about PEIA.    My apologies for stealingthe late Hugh C. Tate’s occasional column in which he noted his observations coupled with what he saw and then drew a conclusion.   It was succinct, often sarcastic, but always on target and…

WMC RECEIVES GOVERNOR’S AWARD

 WMC is the proud recipient of the 2022 WV Governor’s Award for outstanding support of tissue donation and cornea donation.  Representatives from Donate Life West Virginia presented the award to deserving hospitals in WV who have “embraced organ, tissue and cornea donation and transplantation as…

SZYMANSKI RECEIVES AWARD Jaimee Szymanski, MS, CCC-SLP was recently awarded the Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This honor is given to professionals who have made an impact in leadership, volunteering, or advocacy at the local, state, and/or national level early in their career. Jaimee just celebrated her third year in private practice. She has been able to help and diagnose clients from seven states, educate teachers – as well as future educators at local colleges, raise community awareness, and advocate for her kids – all while pursuing her PhD. She was also selected a 2021 Healthcare Hero and WV Wonder Woman by WV Living Magazine. Her private practice  – Dynamic Dyslexia & Speech is located in Weirton.Y

WMC WELCOMES BABY NEW YEAR

At 4:47 am, January 1, 2023, little Zaniya Brynn Jenkins entered the world at WMC. Mom Monica Wilson and dad Rashaun Jenkins of Steubenville were watching the Ohio State game when mom went into labor.  With four hours, Zaniya arrived weighing 6 lbs., 9 oz.…

OP-ED FROM SENATE PRES. BLAIR

Freedom of the Press Still Matters to Some of Us There’s an old saying that goes, “with great freedom comes great responsibility.” In my mind, one of the best examples of that phrase is the relationship between the government and the media. It’s an adversarial…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

 Widow….I’ve defined myself many ways in my lifetime:   spoiled princess daughter, rebellious teenage  daughter; devoted, loving daughter; , novice mother with no idea how to raise two kids, but proud mamma who must have either  figured it out or those kids took pity on me. …