When something is free, people often assume it’s limitless or low-value, even if it’s excellent. It applies to more than goods. Putting a price — monetary or otherwise — on your time, energy, attention and emotional labor attracts those who actually value what you offer. Boundaries are a form of pricing. And when you set them, you invite respect.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re investing time, energy and affection in a certain direction. Do you feel closer? Do you feel appreciated? Healthy
Adding salt to coffee affects health
Dear Heloise: Adding salt to coffee is a well-known way that some people have traditionally reduced its bitterness, but this is a bad idea for several reasons.
It may aggravate or cause high blood pressure.
It can also cause fluid retention, bloating, weight gain, poor sleep quality, excessive thirst, and so on.
This is the take of the Cleveland Clinic and every medical professional I know.
Coffees vary in bitterness.
I suggest trying other types and not
Mr. Michael Allen Pharis, 64, a resident of Belington, departed this life Wednesday evening, June 18, 2025, at his home. Death was following a period of declining health.
He was born Feb. 11, 1961, at Elkins, a son of the late James William “Bill” Sr. and Janis Thema Wiseman Pharis.
On May 17, 1980, he was united in marriage to the former Mary Ellen Taylor, who preceded him in death on Aug. 13, 2019.
Left to cherish his memory is one brother, James W. “Butch” Pharis Jr. and wife, Nancy, of
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested upward of 80 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwest Louisiana racetrack, the agency announced Tuesday.
ICE said it raided the Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel and Casino in Calcasieu Parish on Monday alongside other state and federal agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Border Patrol. The raid angered one racehorse industry group and comes at a time when the Trump administration is pursuing more
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The Whitmer Community Church will host the ‘Keepers of the Kingdom’ vacation bible school from 6-8:15 p.m. tonight.
INDOOR YARD SALE AND BAKE SALE: The Elkins Christian Academy will host an indoor yard sale and bake sale today and Saturday from
Where is Barack Obama? Democrats had been frustrated that their charismatic former president had gone silent on MAGA’s march of mayhem. Where is that smooth, persuasive voice?
It has risen. Obama has spoken, and Democrats would do well to take in the message.
“You could be as progressive and socially conscious as you wanted,” Obama sternly told an audience in Connecticut, “and you did not have to pay a price. You could still make a lot of money. You could still hang out in Aspen and Milan and
ELKINS – An elderly Elkins man declared missing through a Silver Alert on Wednesday was rescued after being submerged in water “up to his neck,” officials said.
Elkins Police Chief Travis Bennett released a statement on Thursday afternoon regarding the rescue of Harold Wayne Simmons, 80, who the West Virginia State Police had issued a Silver Alert for on Wednesday.
“On the afternoon of Wednesday 6/18/2025 at approximately 12:02 p.m. Cpl Summerfield of the Elkins Police Department received a
CHARLESTON — At the same meeting last week in which the West Virginia Department of Education voted unanimously to officially place Randolph County Schools in a state of emergency, the Randolph school system was also discussed as a negative example of how the state’s voucher program works.
During the June 11 meeting in Charleston, Tamia Brower, Education Policy Researcher with the West Virginia Center of Budget and Policy, requested that the state BOE release the up-to-date numbers on the
MILL CREEK — Valley Health Care has announced the launch of a major campus expansion project of the health care company’s presence in Mill Creek.
Officials said the project will more than double the size of the current facility and modernize its capacity to provide comprehensive, accessible care.
The expansion will include the development of a new 15,000-square-foot state-of-the-art health center, a significant increase from the 8,000 square feet of the current clinical space, officials said.
FRANKLIN — Two Pocohontas residents are among the winners of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ 2025 West Virginia Gold Rush giveaway.
2025 marks the Gold Rush’s eighth year, which continued a popular spring tradition that celebrates the state’s golden rainbow trout and encourages families and anglers of all ages to enjoy West Virginia’s fishing opportunities.
“We want to congratulate our winners and thank every angler who participated in this year’s Gold Rush,” WVDNR Director
