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newsandsentinel.com > opinion > editorials > 2026 > 01 > access-ohio-lawmakers-must-tackle-mental-health

Access: Ohio lawmakers must tackle mental health

Access: Ohio lawmakers must tackle mental health3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (386+ words) With increasing talk about a growing sense of anxiety and fragile mental wellbeing, it makes sense that some Ohioans are seeking needed mental health care. For most of them, finding timely care is a challenge. Health Policy Institute of Ohio…...

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newsandsentinel.com > opinion > local-columns > 2026 > 01 > kikis-corner-gratitude-in-the-new-year

Kiki’s Corner: Gratitude in the new year

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) I hope the New Year will bring health, happiness, success, and prosperity to all of you! We all know when we welcome the New Year each one of us hopes and wishes to be better than the last one and…...

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newsandsentinel.com > opinion > editorials > 2025 > 12 > a-new-year-celebrate-a-fresh-start-and-make-changes

A New Year: Celebrate a fresh start and make changes

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (309+ words) As we wrap up one year and look hopefully ahead to the next, most in our region are looking forward to the possibility of peace, prosperity, success " all the good things that are possible when the blank slate of an…...

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newsandsentinel.com > news > local-news > 2025 > 12 > officer-who-killed-tamir-rice-fired-from-ranger-position-in-west-virginia

Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired from ranger position in West Virginia

Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired from ranger position in West Virginia3+ week, 3+ day ago   (153+ words) SLATYFORK, W.Va. (AP) " The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 was fired from his post as a ranger at a West Virginia resort community, the fourth known time in seven years that he left a small…...

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newsandsentinel.com > news > local-news > 2025 > 12 > food-for-thought-the-many-ways-that-baking-is-winter-therapy-with-a-delicious-ending

Food for Thought: The many ways that baking is winter therapy. With a delicious ending.

Food for Thought: The many ways that baking is winter therapy. With a delicious ending.1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (889+ words) Brownie batter is poured into a pan in New York on Oct. 7, 2020. (Cheyenne M. Cohen via AP) When people talk about baking, they often focus on the final product. The tender cookies, the domed muffins, the rich brownies. But the real…...

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newsandsentinel.com > news > local-news > 2025 > 12 > nordic-people-know-how-to-beat-the-winter-blues-heres-how-to-find-light-in-the-darkest-months

Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here’s how to find light in the darkest months…

Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here’s how to find light in the darkest months…1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (973+ words) The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight " plus months of frigid temperatures " people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically…...

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newsandsentinel.com > opinion > local-columns > 2025 > 11 > giving-thanks-for-what-we-have-11

Giving thanks for what we have

Giving thanks for what we have1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (695+ words) Thanksgiving is a particular time, like the bright and shining poetic moments of Camelot, to express gratitude for our own particular circumstances. It has been my custom for several years now to share with you my own personal litany of…...

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newsandsentinel.com > news > community-news > 2025 > 11 > sisters-health-foundation-awards-grants-9

Sisters Health Foundation awards grants

Sisters Health Foundation awards grants1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (261+ words) PARKERSBURG " Forty-five nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Ohio Valley were awarded grant funding in support of the Sisters Health Foundation's vision of "healthy people in healthy communities." At its most recent meeting, the Board of Directors approved a total of $483,000. Twenty…...

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newsandsentinel.com > news > community-news > 2025 > 11 > mental-health-care-specialists-weigh-in-on-student-mobile-device-usage

Mental health care specialists weigh in on student mobile device usage

Mental health care specialists weigh in on student mobile device usage1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (851+ words) PARKERSBURG " Area mental health specialists say it's best for parents to set rules and expectations about cell phone and social media use when their children begin using them. "It needs to start as soon as you introduce it " rules need…...

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Mental health care specialists weigh-in on student mobile device usage

Mental health care specialists weigh-in on student mobile device usage1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (850+ words) PARKERSBURG " Area mental health specialists say it's best for parents to set rules and expectations about cell phone and social media use when their children begin using them. "It needs to start as soon as you introduce it'rules need to…...