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Cracking the Code: Energy reality and opportunity

This week Shale Crescent USA President Nathan Lord and I did the opening keynote presentation at the Marcellus Power Conference in Pittsburgh. Our goal was to create an awareness of the Shale Crescent USA region for power producers and manufacturers. We told them about the permanent ...

Backyard Gardener: All about mums

Editor’s Note: A version of this column originally ran on Sept. 20, 2024. Hello, Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. Let's talk about the arrival of fall and decorative mums. I love the autumn season, and no decorative plant sets the tone for fall like chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x ...

The Way I See It: Getting here was half the battle

Getting around today is as easy as getting in your car and hitting a button that says start. With a nationwide network of roads and a robust series of airports you can get to every corner of our nation in under a day. Remarkable when you consider we have around 3.8 million square miles in ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Order in the court

As most news reporters, I want to report the news. I don’t want to be in the news. It’s always a weird thing to see my work cited in the footnotes of court cases, but it gets weirder when it’s one of your stories that gets a judge in hot water. But that is what happened in the case of ...

Editor’s Notes: It’s not too early to think about holiday giving

I know, I know, it’s still spooky season. I should hold off on thinking about the holidays for another couple of weeks, at least. And I DO admire the number of gigantic skeletons in people’s yards, and the fantastic Halloween-themed light shows and displays. This is one of my favorite ...