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Ask the Candidates 2024
The 2024 primary election in West Virginia will be pivotal in shaping the state’s political landscape. Candidates are vying for key offices in government, including governor, attorney general and U.S. senator.
Beginning to Heal
The opioid epidemic has left West Virginia with staggeringly high rates of addiction, overdoses and associated losses. Countless lawsuits have been filed seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies and distributors responsible for their role in overprescribing opioids, leading to the substance use disorder West Virginia finds itself plagued with.
Health Care in the Age of AI
A black swan event refers to an unpredictable, extremely rare happening that has severe consequences. Scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the term to describe highly improbable occurrences that deviate sharply from the norm and carry an extreme impact.
Restructuring and Revitalizing
As a West Virginia citizen, if you need to report an instance of child abuse or suspected human trafficking, find information on child support or family assistance or file a civil rights complaint or FOIA request, you will be utilizing resources provided by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
Hope and Healing
It’s a word no one wants to hear—cancer. In West Virginia, cancer rates are higher than the national average, with 482 new cases or events per 100,000 people annually compared to the U.S. average of 442.
Around the State
Marshall Health and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine recently welcomed the following pathologists and faculty and added molecular genetic pathology to their list of specialized training and experience.
Introducing the Young Guns Class of 2024
Adaptability in the face of adversity, commitment to community and a knack for helping their fellow West Virginians are all qualities shared by the individuals that make up West Virginia Executive’s Young Guns Class of 2024.
Planning for the Future
Building a skilled technical workforce is vital for the future of West Virginia. Technology is integrated into most industries in our world today. Whether you’re operating a chemical manufacturing plant, developing thermal enabled drones to aid in wildfire suppression or working as a cybersecurity specialist, technology is at the forefront.
Keeping Schools Safe
Leaders of West Virginia’s primary, secondary and collegiate level schools are turning to technology and increased security as they consider the possibility of gun violence in schools. According to Education Week, in the last school year, there were 51 school shootings in the U.S. that resulted in injuries or death.
The Pride of West Virginia
The home of the West Virginia University (WVU) Mountaineers and the growing cities of Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown and Bridgeport, Mountaineer Country offers a sense of spirit and pride for West Virginia.
Spirit of Service
Fueled by their passion and love for West Virginia, Cooper Simmerman and C.J. Harvey decided to create Mountaineer Media during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Both C.J. and I felt compelled to work on a project that brought people together in a time when the world felt isolated,” says Simmerman.
Protecting Our Children
It’s not often talked about. Many don’t want to hear of it. Some are unaware it exists where they live. However you feel about it, human trafficking and child exploitation are realities in this day and age that exist in the very neighborhoods of West Virginia.
