If you're reading this today, I am in George Town, the capital city of the Cayman Islands in the middle of my third Royal Caribbean cruise. I'm writing this column before shipping off from Port Canaveral in Florida along the Space Coast, a short drive away from the launchpad where the Artemis ...

“Public Money Flowing Like Water!” Sound familiar? This is part of a headline from a Parkersburg newspaper in August of 1934. While this particular headline was for an article about the beginnings of Arthurdale, Eleanor Roosevelt’s pet project near Kingwood, West Virginia, other New ...

Population loss is a problem plaguing almost all of the Mountain State. (The Eastern Panhandle and part of North Central West Virginia are not experiencing the same challenges as the rest of us). According to a report by The Daily Athenaeum — West Virginia University’s student-run ...

For the first eight years of my life, our family lived in a small rented house in Steubenville, Ohio. We had a tiny yard lacking any trees, so my mom would take my siblings and me to a local park. She would pack us a picnic lunch complete with a thermos of lemonade and we would ride the bus to ...

The crime of child sexual abuse has the nation’s attention lately in a way never seen before. While we collectively, and rightfully, seek justice for these victims, let’s not forget the kids up the street, or down the holler, who are in the midst of the same horrific experiences. Last ...

Maurita the Crochet Lady here. I hope you are excited to make some lightweight earrings with me this month. These charms can also be used hanging from a simple crocheted chain as a necklace or to add to any other project. Also, the sunflower can be made with a yellow center and white petals ...