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Cheers and Jeers

CHEERS to football teams from River, Harrison Central, Shadyside and St. Clairsville high schools for advancing to the playoffs Friday night and tonight.

CHEERS to the actions being taken by those at the Belmont County Animal Shelter to encourage the adoption

of more homeless dogs and cats and for the shelter improvements.

CHEERS to Zach Henry of Harrison Central and Jacob Bishop of Martins Ferry High School for qualifying for today’s Ohio High School Athletic Association’s State Cross Country Championship in Hebron.

CHEERS to the St. Clairsville High School Marching Band for competing today in the Ohio Music Education Association’s State Marching Band Finals.

JEERS to the proposed fracking in the Wayne National Forest, much of which is in Monroe County.

CHEERS to the Ohio voters’ rejection of legalizing recreational marijuana but JEERS to the fact that the issue was coupled with medical marijuana, which could help some people.

JEERS to new recommendations on mammography, clinical breast examinations and self-exams that some physicians say are wrong. They may cause confusion among patients that could delay diagnosis and jeopardize lives.

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