If you’ve ever traveled on Route 2 through New Martinsville, West Virginia, you’ve likely experienced the headache of being stuck behind a train at the CSX railroad crossing. The intersection of Rt 2 and the CSX tracks is notorious for causing delays, often backing up traffic for up to an ...
Today, April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day, a moment to reflect on our relationship with the planet and consider ways to protect it, and explore some actionable steps we can take to make a positive impact. Earth Day was first observed in 1970, born out of growing concerns about pollution, ...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of child abuse. According to the Children’s Bureau, millions of referrals alleging maltreatment were made nationally each year since 2023. Child abuse comes in many forms, including physical ...
West Virginia’s roads are a tale of two realities. Scenic beauty and rugged terrain contrast sharply with crumbling asphalt and jagged rockslides. Potholes and rockslides aren’t just nuisances; they’re symptoms of a larger issue. WV’s infrastructure is crying out for attention. ...
Dear Editor, The cell phone, of all devices man has invented, has the potential of not only doing good things, but it also has the potential like many inventions to go for the betterment of mankind or just the opposite. So, as always I feel it’s best to lay the facts out and let you pick ...
Dear Editor, It’s just a thought, but what if.. When a government allocates billions to warfare, it makes a quiet but powerful statement about priorities. Every dollar spent on missiles, drones, and combat deployment is a dollar not spent on housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or ...
Dear Friends and Neighbors , West Virginia has long prided itself on its deep agricultural roots, yet our current approach to funding agriculture tells a different story—one of missed opportunities and underinvestment. Today, many of our agricultural programs are operating without the ...
Dear Editor, As a candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, I believe deeply in public service—and just as deeply in the principle that no office should ever belong to one person for life. Our state legislature functions best when it reflects the lived realities of the people it ...
Last weekend, a late killing frost set upon the land around our home. We have had a couple of frosty mornings, and the light frost seems to do very little damage to the plants around the yard. That all came to an end as the outside temperatures dipped below 30 degrees at night. I wondered how ...
On the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia near the town of Croaker, are the remains of forty-two large sculptures of past presidents. The story of the presidents’ busts begins in March of 2004. A man named Everette H. “Haley” Newman III, an attraction entrepreneur, came up with the idea ...
As many of you know I am a supporter of the future for the children of Wetzel County. Some 57 years ago I was a graduating product of the system, and to be honest, I was an average student. Not many “A’s”, no “F’s” but some “D’s”. An average student. My wife attended the same ...
FREEDOM: The quality or state of being free: such as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. Alexander Hamilton, “When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their ...
October 27, 2019, on the soccer field in our adult league. Early in the second half, I ran up on a slow-moving ball, planted my left foot, kicked it with my right and suddenly my left knee failed. I was on my back. The trainer checked my knee. “You’re done for the day. Sit down. Ice it” ...
Dream, Don’t Just Talk- Act Last week on our family cruise from Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday night Keith Brown 100% Wizard, a magician, performed in the main theatre on the ship. He put on a great show. Keith got the audience involved in his act and brought a ...
As I write this, we are leaving Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic after a pleasant visit. Lynnda and I left Easter Sunday afternoon for a trip to Florida and a cruise with our youngest son and his family. I’m sharing some of our experiences this week that may give you things to think ...
Did you ever wonder if you were too old to do something? I thought skiing was a young person’s sport until a ski trip to Colorado a few years ago. My daughter, Dannielle and I were skiing at Breckenridge. We took a break on top of the mountain for some hot chocolate and sat by a table full of ...
