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Kiki’s Corner: Meaning, traditions make Easter a special time

This week is a special week for all of us. Easter is a very significant – in other words, a very important to be worthy of attention – holiday, and it has a true meaning: We celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. I love Easter and all the traditions that come with it. ...

Cracking the Code: How old is too old?

Did you ever wonder if you were too old to do something? I thought skiing was a young person’s sport until a ski trip to Colorado a few years ago. My daughter, Dannielle and I were skiing at Breckenridge. We took a break on top of the mountain for some hot chocolate and sat by a table full ...

Backyard Gardener: ‘Easter Lilly’

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Happy Easter to all! I hope everyone is enjoying the beauty of our spring flowering trees and shrubs around the Mid-Ohio Valley. Every year at Easter, you will find the beautiful white flowers of the Easter lily, (Lilium longiflorum), gracing ...

The Way I See It: First job can teach you the value of a buck sixty-five

I have been a part of the newspaper business for a long time. It was not, however, my first job. My first job was as an assistant soda bottle sorter. Go ahead, reread that line. Pull up a chair kids and listen to a story about how we once made a little extra spending money. When I ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Bringing down the gavel

The two leaders of the West Virginia Legislature came under scrutiny last week for different issues, though one is being more transparent than the other one. First, my friend Brad McElhinny with West Virginia MetroNews reported last week that a political action committee connected to Senate ...

Look Back: From YMCA gymnasium to Parkersburg library

A Bit of History The growth of the Young Men’s Christian Association in this city has been remarkable. It was organized in August last with seven members; last October it had 17 members; in November 70 members, and now its membership is more than 230 and rapidly increasing. The Gymnasium ...