After attending a Parkersburg City Council meeting, I was disappointed by the apparent lack of visionary leadership in our city. After the meeting I was left with the realization that Parkersburg has no one in charge with the ability to innovate, inspire and build for a brighter future. Town ...
I am a Green Beret, entrepreneur, business owner and proud West Virginian. I love this state. I love Parkersburg. But lately, it feels like we’re slipping into something we were never meant to become — apathetic, undisciplined, and content with mediocrity. We’ve stopped aiming high. ...
Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce and some of the City Council members are asleep at the wheel and have been for the past several months! As a result, a trash collection crisis is imminent. Imagine what it would be like if your streets were littered with trash, feral animals – rats, raccoons, ...
The average salary of residents in Parkersburg is less than $35,000. Yet, the Mayor who makes over $90,000, wants to increase the cost of trash pickup without recycling and only give the sanitation workers an increase of $2 an hour. One of my many questions is what kind of benefits do these ...
I am good with the recent tariffs the Trump administration has invoked on our trade partners across the world. My hope is the funds from the tariffs will be used to offset some existing federal spending. I am also good with the spending cuts being formulated in the budget bill. I am not a ...
I met a young woman who moved to the U.S. with her husband to be close to his aging parents about a year ago. Thinking she might like to meet other ladies who originally lived in other countries and spoke other languages, I invited a few friends over to eat. The first thing I learned is ...
