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Local columns

Look Back: Log cabin living, continued

The early life of Mrs. Celia Jane Miller, born in 1855, and a feature for the Parkersburg News in 1939 by Cordelia Moellendick, concludes: Made Own Shoes “Once upon a time I manufactured a pair of shoes for myself when I was only a young girl. Our father was planning to make all of his nine ...

Monday Morning Quarterback: Unlikely heroes come up clutch

With just under 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter Saturday, the West Virginia offense had gained a paltry 96 yards on 30 plays in the second half, committing two turnovers in the process. Against a team which was the worst in the Big 12 in run defense, the Mountaineers had not run the ...

Editor’s Notes: Paws-itive development at West Virginia parks

West Virginia’s State Parks have introduced a program I just couldn’t resist sharing. They’ve launched the West “FURginia” State Park Ranger program, which will give people incentive to bring their dogs with them to explore the state parks. Acting Chief of West Virginia State Parks ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Earth’s Greatest Enemy

For two months now, the Trump Administration has been rounding out its formidable resume of crimes against humanity by carrying out a series of extrajudicial killings against what it claims to be Venezuelan drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea. For all the scant evidence it’s provided as to ...

Op-ed: Fossil fuels are not the future

West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack’s column in last weekend’s Parkersburg News and Sentinel titled “Powering America’s Future from West Virginia” consisted of the same empty energy platitudes and industry talking points regarding natural gas that have been tirelessly rebuked for ...

Op-ed: Don’t make hasty judgments

I think we can all agree that there is a big problem with drugs and drug rehabilitation in this area. I was very worried when I heard an Oxford House was moving into the subdivision where I live. I had never heard of the organization. Research on the internet and a conversation with an Oxford ...