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Popular Column of Newspaper ‘Do You Remember?’ Recalled Do you remember the popular column by the late E. E. Meredith headed, “Do You Remember?” that was a feature in a Parkersburg newspaper for a number of years? The following columns appeared in the mid-1930s. “Wonder if the ...

Editor’s Notes: Mandating one faith over others

We know some politicians have essentially stopped pretending they aren’t working toward their own — very specific and exclusionary — agendas in statehouses and in Washington, D.C. Still, it comes as a shock to realize the lack of self-awareness it takes to sponsor a bill that would ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Earth’s greatest enemy, part two

In my previous Climate Corner column, I discussed “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” the explosive new documentary from journalist Abby Martin, which details the U.S. military’s role as the single worst institutional polluter on our planet. The film had its Columbus and Cleveland premieres last ...

Op-ed: This isn’t conservatism

For most of my adult life I have considered myself a conservative. I voted Republican because I believed in limited government, personal responsibility, and the idea that people should be left alone to build their lives without politicians micromanaging them. I still believe those things. What ...

Op-ed: Students – beware of naive educators who promote socialism

First of all, you must understand that the vast majority of educators at all levels do not have a clue as to what it is like working in the real world. Once they acquire “tenure,” K-12 teachers and higher education professionals have a job for life unless they do something really stupid. ...

Kiki’s Corner: Snow, snow, go away…

In the beginning of this week, we experienced one of the worst snowstorms and I’m sure for many it was the first time to see so much snow. Some called it snow catastrophe and I tell you why when you see 100 cars and trucks that lose control on the highway due to the snow and black ice, ...