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Fighting Lynch Syndrome
March 24, 2013 March 22 was been declared Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancer Awareness Day by Govs. John Kasich of Ohio and Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia. more »»
Applauding Rob Portman
March 24, 2013 As neither a liberal nor a conservative, I’d like to applaud Sen. Rob Portman as the first Republican senator to support gay marriage. more »»
Sen. Manchin doesn’t get it
March 24, 2013 Joe Manchin still doesn’t get it. more »»
Honor fire, rescue workers
March 24, 2013 I would like to send out a special appreciation to all of the local fire and rescue workers. Whether they are paid or unpaid, these men and women put all of their heart and soul in to what they do. more »»
The not-so-jolly DMV
March 24, 2013 So you had all your papers lined up and the pleasant lady at the DMV handled it smoothly. more »»
Brighten up the front door
March 24, 2013 With all the talk of bringing tourism into the Parkersburg area, has any thought been given to the riverfront area? The additions made and completed by the Corps of Engineers have really brought the... more »»
Try to bring FBI jobs to city
March 24, 2013 As I was reading through the newspaper this morning, I read where a division of the FBI in Washington, D.. more »»
Keep Colony Theatre’s name
March 24, 2013 The Hippodrome-Colony Historical Theatre Association wants to honor the Peoples Ban. more »»
GOP greed winning the battle
March 24, 2013 Some Republicans are pulling away from the tea party contingent and that is refreshing. Gov. Kasich is embracing the expansion of Medicaid, part of the “Obamacare” program. more »»
Fewer abortion, more workers
March 24, 2013 Concerning the column by Froma Harrop on March 19, she points out that in 1950 there were almost 17 workers for every retiree. Now, it’s 2.8 workers. By 2030 it will be two. I have an idea. more »»
Chasing ambulances, DuPont
March 24, 2013 DuPont has been scorned long enough. It’s time to put the scorn where it belongs. The long, drawn out DuPont C-8 lawsuit is deceptively perverted. more »»
Short wait at the DMV
March 24, 2013 I have just had my West Virginia driver’s license renewed. more »»
Demanding true accountability
March 17, 2013 I attended the Vienna City Council meeting on March 14 and watched as the mayor rubber stamped the 2013/2014 budget through the meeting. more »»
Lots of military fat to cut
March 17, 2013 Sequester, ha! Cut the military to the bone. Our war machine is taking our life’s blood and our very thoughts of daily goodness to the brink of sheep being led to the vast pasture that awaits us al. more »»
An impressive tournament
March 17, 2013 I was impressed with the girls basketball tournament in Charleston. They make some of the seven-foot millionaires look kind of bad. more »»
The public’s right to know
March 17, 2013 March 10-16 was Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide effort to call attention to transparency in government and freedom of information. more »»
Realizing God-like love
March 17, 2013 Since we are in Lent, Passover and selection of a pope, allow me to offer a religious notion — the concept of God-like love, something attainable by any human. more »»
Logical ways to cut state budget
March 17, 2013 It seems whenever budgets need to be decreased there are always arguments over which departments should have cuts and how much those cuts should be. more »»
Involving kids in the theater
March 17, 2013 My wife and I went to the Actors’ Guild to watch our niece perform in her first play. The play was “Flat Stanley” and it was quite enjoyable. more »»
Marietta cemeteries come alive
March 17, 2013 Marietta Cemeteries Coming Alive is a community-based effort to document, archive and support the city’s three historically significant cemeteries: Mound, Harmar and Oak Grove. more »» |
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