From school sporting events and recitals to board of education meetings and awards assemblies, plenty of adults have set terrible examples for the kids in their lives by behaving badly. A recent example from Queen of Apostles School in Toledo is particularly bothersome. One parent has been ...
Ever notice how ceremonial signings of high school athletes to college sports programs tend to feature lots of signage designed to promote the college, rather than the athlete who did all the work to earn the honor? (But at least the colleges and universities aren’t adding to the expense of ...
With the primaries now behind us, I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the outcomes. If West Virginia has taught us anything about politics in the last decade or more, it’s that culture war and social issues are exceedingly potent, even in the shadow of actual problems in dire need of a ...
Recent public discourse surrounding the closure of the recycling drop‑off bins at the Parkersburg Recycling Center has unfortunately been marked by misinformation. It is important to clearly and unequivocally set the record straight: tThe Wood County Solid Waste Authority (WCSWA) did not ...
With all the schools that soon will be closing for summer, families are looking forward to vacation time. For many, vacation means being off work, and even if they can’t go anywhere, staying around the house and catching up on things that they couldn’t do while they were working. Others ...
December 1967, our family was watching TV when the phone rang. It was Uncle Joe, Dad’s older brother. Mom handed Dad the phone. Dad’s eyes got wet. Looking down, in a whisper he announced, “Austin (our cousin, Dad’s nephew) was killed in Vietnam.” I was in high school; death was no ...