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On this West Virginia Morning, lots of parents have struggled to get their kids to eat healthy food. So imagine the task facing school nutritionists across West Virginia, who are now charged with serving foods that don’t contain the colorful synthetic dyes that can appeal to kids. As Maria Young reports, a new law has forced those experts to learn some important lessons.
Also, Curtis Tate brings us the story of coal miners from West Virginia and surrounding states that met in Morgantown last month to compete in a rescue competition.
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Healing Appalachia is in full swing this weekend. And, Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate looks into the hidden costs of electricity in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, hop aboard the Cass Scenic Railroad for a visit with the people who keep the steam trains running. Also, we head to the woods and take a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms. And, the makers of Angelo's Old World Italian Sausage still use a century-old family recipe. Customers love it.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, a collaboration between WVU, two other universities and over 60 regional partners, has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious National Science Foundation award.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNot everyone approves of the efforts to present only positive images of America's past. And, biologists are using a rare method to clean up a tributary of the Monongahela River.
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