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The West Virginia Community and Technical College System (CTCS) facilitated an agreement between its 9 member schools and Marshall University last week. The agreement allows students at any of the system’s nine community and technical colleges to continue their education to receive a Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA) degree from Marshall University. Marshall will accept…
By Steve Blackwell Since the dawn of time, communication has been in the center of progress. Cave drawings, pictographs, the printing press, radio, television, the internet—our methods of communication are always evolving and changing. One would think that in the technologically advanced society we live in today, we would be masters of communication, but take…
“Find Yourself First.” “Don’t Be in a Hurry.” “Stay Connected to Friends While You’re Young.” “Treat Loneliness as a Thief in the Night.” These are just some of the insights that participants in the Listen program wrote as news headlines during the final writing activity of the program’s pilot run. Laurie Theeke, a nurse practitioner…
Canaan Valley Resort Ski Area has swept Liftopia’s “Best in Snow” awards in the Southeast region of the U.S. for the second consecutive year. The region includes resorts in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. The resort was named No. 1 in the Beginner Friendly, Most Challenging, Family Friendly, Snow Consistency and Quality,…
Since the development of Marcellus Shale over the last ten years, the amount that consumers have paid for natural gas in the Mountain State’s homes and businesses has tumbled $4.3 Billion (in 2016 dollars) – making Christmas merrier across West Virginia. Data from the Energy Information Administration shows dropping prices for natural gas consumer at…