With the celebration of “Juneteenth” on June 19, it is time to clear up some misconceptions about the date and “celebration.” While I am certainly glad that slavery was abolished in 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, did not free anyone and was not an ...
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I think there’s something wrong with the millions of dollars and thousands of man hours that have been spent on the search and rescue/recovery of the deep sea submersible, Titan. This expenditure is continuing to cover the finding of pieces of the ...
I have worked in recovery for a little over two years now. I began at Harmony Ridge Recovery Center, an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Walker. This was my first experience working with a population many people have thrown to the wayside as lost causes. I had no idea what to expect. I ...
I want to officially thank everyone who contributed to the overwhelming success of the Cincinnati Reds Legends 30th Anniversary Baseball and Softball Camp, and event. To say that good old fashioned fun and learning was the centerpiece of this year’s camp, would certainly put the nail on the ...
A letter in the Sunday, June 18, newspaper titled “Assertions on Biden are baseless” alleged my previous letter, “Say no to benefits for illegal immigrants” was a fabrication. I, or no one, need fabrications to portray Biden as a villain or bogeyman. One only need look at Biden’s ...
Happy Valley was once a beautiful area, approximately five miles outside the city of Parkersburg, very close to WVU-Parkersburg, with river frontage on the Little Kanawha River. Some of the homes were year-round homes, and others were summer homes, like mine. Some of my family’s greatest ...
