I am tired of being told I hate America. I love this country. I love our woods and rivers and plains and mountains. I love our people, their courage, tenacity, big hearts and creative minds. I love that we keep working to overcome the mistakes of our complicated past. I love our vision of a ...
On the TV fake news networks and in many leftist newspapers, violent criminal illegal immigrants, murderers, rapists, child molesters, human traffickers, etc., are portrayed as innocent victims of Trump’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations. ICE agents are portrayed as ...
On Saturday July 19, the Wood County 4H and FFA held their annual Summer Showcase. This family-oriented event is the culmination of what for many participants is years of work, planning, dedication and sacrifice. While the sale is the primary focus for many of us who support the youth with ...
We went to our family physician this week for our regular 6 month medication review. It used to be so easy; unless you were pregnant, you probably only had one doctor. These days we have so many, one for every part of the body it seems. There is the neurologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist ...
In 1960 I worked part-time for a Parkersburg doctor. Some patients paid for their visit as they left the office. We billed some patients and they paid a little each month. There were a few patients who couldn’t pay. The doctor took care of them anyway. He also kept “samples” of ...
By the time this is possibly read, Lincoln School that once overlooked the Ohio River plain from 31st Street, will be no more. I was asked about helping save a special stone over the main entrance. The inscription on the stone read “Study To Show Thyself Approved Unto God.” I regret to say ...
