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New bill could allow West Virginia athletes to more easily transfer
BY KYLE LOVERN The West Virginia Legislature recently passed a bill that will significantly change the transfer rules for West Virginia high school athletes. HB 2820 would allow students in grades 9-12 to transfer one time for any reason to another school without losing a year of eligibility. The bill has been sent to Governor…
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Rural communities can prosper through recreation
Rural Development can help DR. TOM CAREW, STATE DIRECTOR USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT KENTUCKY Spring is here, and what better way to experience spring than getting outside? Across this amazing country of ours, millions do just that and take part in what’s become known as the recreation economy. Recreation economies are based on tourism and outdoor…
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Silicon Valley Bank and your life savings
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE If you have worked hard and saved money all your life you may have over $250,000 in a bank. Or maybe one of these days you might if you keep working and saving. You most likely know that only $250.000 of your money is federally insured. In other words, if your…
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Kyle’s Korner: March Madness brings excitement
BY KYLE LOVERN March Madness is once again upon us. For those who don’t follow college basketball or may live off the grid in a cave, the term describes the crazy excitement many hoops fans feel for the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Over the years that feeling has spilled over to women’s and high school…
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COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness declines rapidly
Seniors need to keep up their immunity, and we need a better vaccine BY KEVIN KAVANAGH FOR INFECTION CONTROL TODAY I am at high risk for severe COVID-19, being 65 years or older, with additional health problems. I received my bivalent booster as soon as possible and am approaching my 6-month anniversary. I, thus, watched…
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Working together is essential for every family
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE I was not quite 5 years old when I stood, looking up the steps to our upstairs, yelling, “Mommy hurry, Mamaw is dying.” My grandmother Ina Hinkle and aunt Maude Hinkle were in the room trying to comfort my Mamaw Mollette. Throughout the morning she had been sick. She had complained…
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Kyle’s Korner: Growing a garden is rewarding
It takes us back to our roots BY KYLE LOVERN Growing a garden has become trendy. But that’s not a bad thing. There is something about planting your seeds and plants and nurturing them. Watching them grow, then reaping the benefits of getting fresh vegetables right out of your own backyard is quite rewarding. Of…
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