When writing about lobbyists in my column last summer, I wrote about Caiden Cowger, a Republican political operative and the president of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia.
While Cowger’s predecessor at the Family Policy Council, Allen Whitt, was a registered lobbyist with the West ...
Not Quite A Trial – Belligerents Make it Up With the Morn’s Bright Dawn
There was but one splotch on the virgin page of the police court record this morning. The mark was of the names of Charles Devore and F.P. Stroup. These two men have been friends for many a day, but they made ...
Forgive another tale of chatting with a stranger while traveling, but it happened again this past weekend. This time, I approached a person I saw wearing a Mothman t-shirt and asked where he’d gotten it. Well, the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, as it turned out. Thank goodness for our ...
STUDENT INTRO: This week’s School of Thought was written by Parkersburg South High School sophomore, Gabriel Rice and is a follow up to last week’s submission. Gabriel enjoys drumming and plays drums as a member of the Parkersburg South Marching Band. He also enjoys playing basketball, ...
The exploitation of Appalachia by outsiders goes all the way back to the days of George Washington, who, prior to serving as our first president, surveyed the lands around the Ohio River for development and ownership by the eastern colonists. Then, in the 1800s, as Steven Stool described in his ...
In last week’s article I mentioned some of my community involvement and will continue this week in order to mention several more.
Next Tuesday, March 19, at 5:30 p.m. we will celebrate the 10th annual Spring Easter Celebration on the campus of Parkersburg High School. Taking part in this ...