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By Joseph Hazelwood Twice in a decade, the Bluefield State College (BSC) robotics team has won world championships in an international autonomous vehicle competition, despite being the smallest school, working with the smallest budget and facing many teams comprised of graduate school students. Earlier this year, the BSC robotics team won the coveted Paul Lesco…
By Zach Offenberger Heritage Farm Museum and Village, West Virginia’s first and only Smithsonian affiliate museum, is ramping up its family programming for 2019. The Huntington, WV, museum—modeled after a 19th century Appalachian village—is a family-oriented destination that showcases the tools and handiwork of the past. Although the atmosphere, which features things such as log…
In a few short weeks, millions of people around the world will resolve to make self-improvements in honor of a new year. While some will vow to exercise daily, quit smoking or give up carbs, others will pledge to save more money or watch less TV. While these are all great goals, some people make the same resolutions year after year because they fail to find success with them. Research has proven that more than 50 percent of New Year’s resolutions are broken within three months as our set-in-stone routines and habits take over.
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie
Four years ago, Faith in Action of the Greater Kanawha Valley had a dream to bring Christmas joy to seniors who might not otherwise have anything to celebrate.
The program’s volunteers work every day to provide free services to the elderly in Kanawha and Putnam counties. Their most requested service is transportation to medical appointments, but volunteers also provide assistance getting to the grocery store, make friendly weekly reassurance calls and perform minor home maintenance or repair projects.
“The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” This quote by Mark Twain couldn’t be more accurate in regard to the mainstream conversation on print media. It’s true that newspapers are in terminal decline. In 2017, total U.S. weekday newspaper circulation was down 11 percent, and, according to The Atlantic, print newspaper advertising rates…
Technology continues to reshape how employers in West Virginia offer health benefits to employees, putting access to information at our fingertips and creating a more seamless and interactive experience. At the same time, these advances may help employees become savvier users of health care and curb costs for employers.