In 1998 my mother, a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, was appointed the founding chair of the West Virginia Commission on Holocaust Education. Her induction ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion remained a source of pride for the rest of her life. I grew up hearing her odyssey of a relatively ...

Last week we once again experienced the daylight savings time change and continue to hear every year pro and con complaints. Many people would like to see the time stay the same all year round with having more daylight in the evening after they finish work while others enjoy the getting dark ...

Three biggest lies: 1. The check is in the mail. 2. I’m from the government, here to help you. 3. One size fits all. These are mine. Yours may differ. We learn some things the hard way. When buying clothing for my wife, Lynnda, one size fits all sounded good. I didn’t have to worry about ...

Friday we will observe the first of the two spring geek holidays. Yes, I said geek, not Greek. Pi day will be here before we know it. Pi day is celebrated every March 14 to celebrate the mathematical constant that is pi. Pi is the number that is the ratio of the diameter of a circle in ...

“I know what it is to exist between the world’s certainties.” As a child, life was binary and simple. I was either a “good boy” or a “bad boy.” I was either playing or working. I was hungry or full. I was at school or at home. I was Donatello or Michelangelo. I was accepted or ...

Despite repeated denials, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is going to try to cut Medicaid; the program is too big to ignore. The cost-cutters frequently blame the program’s financial problems on folks who, when faced with nursing home care, preserve some of their life savings ...