Father's Day just passed and I'll bet many Dad's never received a thank you!, let alone a hug or "I love you." This year we shared father's day with Juneteeth and the following day was West Virginia Day. Celebrations were happening all over the State. Employees of local, state, and federal ...
If one was to look at the importance of all celebrated days of the year, it would surely turn up that Children's day would be at the top of the list. Children's day was celebrated this past Sunday in the United States with little fanfare. Not much attention did it draw, and as it passed my most ...
The time of year nearly all kids wait on has arrived! While it's not officially summer yet, to most kids summer's here. In kids minds, summer starts with the last day of school. Remember back years ago waiting on the start of summer? Seemed like it would never arrive. Three months of leisure ...
Seventy Seven years ago, my grandparents received word that my father had been injured three separate times in battle, while stationed with the 88th Blue Devil Division, part of the 350th Regiment, in Lieut. - General Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army drive toward the Po Valley in Italy. Dad joined ...
Disappointed to say the least. With the political nature of our state and country and all the backstabbing, name calling, and misinformation being spread on social media, it would seem natural that registered voters would do everything possible to make sure they get to the polls. However, at ...
Every year on the third Saturday of September organizations around the country celebrate National Clean Up Day, with efforts aimed at reducing litter and cleaning up their local communities, parks, trails, water fronts, and open spaces. The goal is to keep the land pristine so future ...
My thoughts for this Mother's Day do not run in the direction of flowers, cards or candy but toward shirts and pockets. The shirt in question was dirty, was for a medium sized boy generally to be found in the same condition, and the pocket on it was apt to contain fish hooks, dead earthworms ...
"Because I feel that, in the Heavens above / The angels, whispering to one another, / Can find, among their burning terms of love / None so devotional as that of "Mother"- Edgar Allen Poe It is our hope that Mother's Day 2022 will bring great joy to our readers about how moms have made and ...
American's as we're known today came about as a result of the great era of immigration. For most US residents our ancestors arrived here with expectations of a better life than they had in other countries. They came for a variety of reasons and in some cases to escape from danger. Many came to ...
It takes all kinds of people to make the world go round. You meet all kinds of people through the course of your lifetime, but there's always that one person who sticks out above all the rest. Whether it's a lifelong friend, a school teacher, coach, or a family member, you can be sure it's ...