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Repetition is key with scripture

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By Mark Wilmoth Educators call it “spaced repetition.” Educators have long recognized that repetition is key in mastering new material; few people have a memory that allows them to fully understand and effectively use new information after only one exposure. But research indicates that the timing of that repetition is significant to the learning experience. Rereading one’s notes a third or fourth time in the last minutes before a test doesn’t improve test scores. But reviewing the same material several times over several days leads to better test outcomes. Jesus knew ...

Two bad bills in the Ohio Legislature

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MOV Climate Corner Rebecca Phillips The Ohio legislature is up to its usual short-sightedness again, and both legislative houses are in on the act. Senate Bill 294, now in committee, is poised to prevent nearly all future wind and solar development in the state. At first glance, the bill seems reasonable enough. It would require the Ohio Power Siting Board to mandate “affordable, reliable, and clean” energy sources in all new electricity generation projects. What’s not to like? As it turns out, plenty. SB 294, sponsored by George Lang of West Chester and Mark Romanchuk of ...

Emancipation Memorial: Tribute of a Grateful Race

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Early Marietta David B. Baker One person can make a difference. The Marietta Register April 20, 1865, 6 days after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated: “Charlotte Scott, a colored woman living at Dr. Rucker’s on Putnam Street, Marietta, wishes to show...her profound regard and high ...

Supreme Court Decision: Marbury v. Madison in 1803

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Living Democracy By Don Gillette Article III section 2 of the U.S. Constitution does not give the Supreme Court explicit authority to declare laws and governmental action unconstitutional. The Judiciary Act of 1789, passed by the first U.S. Congress, established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system. One specific part, Section 13, became the center of a legal challenge that ultimately defined the authority of the Supreme Court. Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 outlined the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction and its authority to hear cases. The act specified ...

A flood of reasons to act based on the science

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MOV Climate Corner Eric Engle Extreme and more frequent flooding and related calamities (e.g. landslides and mudslides) are some of the most dire immediate impacts of the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis in Central Appalachia. The West Virginia Legislature and gubernatorial administration are not taking these impacts or the threat of worse to come very seriously. While a House of Delegates committee substitute to Senate Bill 390 — “relating to altering conditions for disbursing funds from the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund to better enhance flood ...