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Vandalia Health expands ‘real-time ER wait times’ tool across Northern WV
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va (WDTV) - Webster Memorial and Broaddus Hospital now have ‘real-time emergency room wait times,’ thanks to Vandalia Health. This tool was originally launched in 2020 at Mon Medical Center in Morgantown and then rolled out...
Many medical treatments could be affected by U.S. Supreme Court transgender health care ruling
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
The justices’ reasoning in the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on youth gender-affirming care could have much broader implications, perhaps opening the door to state restrictions on health care for other groups of...
Home values are surging in these 10 cities as demand heats up
New York Post
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July 10, 2025
While home value growth has slowed nationally, there are pockets in the Midwest and Northeast that continue to see astonishing double-digit growth—and they are not necessarily where you might expect. “The Northeast and the Midwest are home to some...
A look back at Gee’s time as president
The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
WVU President E. Gordon Gee has served two separate tenures at WVU, beginning in 1981 when he was named the University’s 19th president. Gee served his first tenure until 1985, during which the Pi Mu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and WVU’s college...
Freeport News: Street closures, Stephenson County Fair, and home gardening
Northern Public Radio WNIJ - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Street closures update Road work continues with a number of streets in Freeport undergoing updates to water mains, sewer systems, and repaving. Carroll Avenue continues to be closed from Galena to Empire for these upgrades. Construction is nearing...
Why Take a Selfie in 2025?
Hyperallergic
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July 10, 2025
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Passing the Torch: How Family-Owned Retailers Navigate Leadership Transitions
Convenience Store Decisions
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July 10, 2025
Navigating leadership changes in a family-owned business can be a complicated endeavor, and with so many retailers in the convenience store industry operating a family-owned chain, the transition between family members is often inevitable. Whether...
Huntington District Changes Command
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 07.01.2025 Huntington, W.Va. --- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, conducted a change of command and retirement ceremony July 1. Colonel Jayson H. Putnam relinquished command of the...
Uncovering the hidden dangers of artificial light exposure
Medical News
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July 8, 2025
In a comprehensive Genomic Press Innovators & Ideas interview published today, distinguished neuroscientist Dr. Randy J. Nelson shares insights from his pioneering research on how disrupted circadian rhythms affect brain function and overall...
Every Dirty Gift Trump’s Big Bill Gives the Fossil Fuel Industry
Rolling Stone
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July 10, 2025
Last week, President Donald Trump signed what is likely the most regressive U.S. tax-and-spending bill in U.S. history, giving the top one percent of families more than $1 trillion in tax cuts while slashing Medicaid health coverage and food...
WVU announces new campus dining partner, Elior Collegiate Dining
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 7, 2025
MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University has entered a new partnership with Elior Collegiate Dining to improve residential, retail, and catering dining services across its Morgantown, Beckley, and Keyser campuses. The collaboration,...
Mitch McConnell advances bill to ban ‘intoxicating’ hemp, closing his own 2018 ‘loophole’
WKYU - Kentucky
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July 10, 2025
Seven years after he backed a provision that effectively legalized hemp, GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is now pushing to close a so-called “loophole” of that same bill — a move that critics fear could devastate the hemp industry. The U.S....
Is your March Madness bracket about to become even more complicated? NCAA messing with a good thing | Opinion
OregonLive.com
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July 10, 2025
By the time you read this, the Division I men’s basketball committee may have announced an expansion of the NCAA tournament fields for future renewals of March Madness for both men’s and women’s basketball. It is widely expected that the current...
US Nitrogen downplays harm of chemical leaks, spills in Tennessee
WFPL - Kentucky
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July 10, 2025
In the small community of Midway, about 10 miles west of Greeneville, there are no hospitals. There are no clinics and there aren't any grocery stores. But there are about 2,000 people living in the rolling hills that mark this area, many well...
Many medical treatments could be affected by US Supreme Court transgender ruling
Nebraska Examiner
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July 10, 2025
The justices’ reasoning in the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on youth gender-affirming care could have much broader implications, perhaps opening the door to state restrictions on health care for other groups of...
Mark Story: Why expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is such a bad idea
GMToday - Wisconsin
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — By the time you read this, the Division I men’s basketball committee may have announced an expansion of the NCAA tournament fields for future renewals of March Madness for both men’s and women’s basketball. It is widely expected...
Politically-connected W.Va. GameChanger program gets opioid funds and doubts from experts
MetroNews - West Virginia
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July 6, 2025
The Price of Recovery: As millions in opioid settlement funds reach West Virginia, counties are making high-stakes choices about how to spend it — revealing the tension between political priorities, financial pressures, and community needs in a...
Protect our home, community-based services
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Letter to the Editor - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) As policymakers in Washington, D.C., consider the future of essential disability services in West Virginia, it is imperative that we recognize their profound value. Protecting...
PlayFame casino legal states in 2025
SI Live - New York
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July 10, 2025
PlayFame is a social casino. It follows the free-to-play sweepstakes model. This allows PlayFame to operate in most US states, offering casino-style games of skill to all types of players. The focus of this guide is PlayFame legal states,...
Matthew Dickerson: Intrepid anglers love to go ‘blueing’
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
DAVID O’HARA EXPLORES one of Addison County’s little blue lines with his fishing pole and columnist Matthew Dickerson during a recent visit to the Green Mountain State. It was my friend Drew YoungeDyke who introduced me to the term “bluelining.”...