Last week, Lynnda and I attended the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Summit at the Greenbrier. Attendees at the three-day event are a who’s who of the West Virginia business community. Business leaders attended from industries including health care, energy, ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Hard to believe that Monday celebrated Labor Day, the end of summer here in the Valley. Many backyard gardeners are out there preserving the harvest by freezing, canning and drying vegetables and fruits. After the extremely wet spring and early ...
Herbert Hoover was well-liked in his day, praised for his engineering prowess which he used to tackle major worldwide problems following World War I. He was a natural choice for president in 1928. But then the 1929 stock market crash happened, followed by the Great Depression. None of these ...
If you are reading this on a full stomach after having a nice breakfast, perhaps not too big, though, after a big meal the evening before; and knowing there is food in your cabinets and refrigerator — maybe even a second fridge or freezer in the garage — you are one of the lucky ones. You ...
On Aug. 15, the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of the United Nations ended without a legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. With more than 2,600 participants, including 1,400 member delegates from 183 countries, the session was declared a failure. One of ...
Monday is Labor Day, a holiday set aside to celebrate workers everywhere that have strived to build a better world while providing for their families. It means many things to many people. For people who live in Washington County it means that it is fair weekend. Held over the weekend every ...
