Since mother nature is controlling the weather and was nice enough to let us have nice weather last week at least in our area for all of us and our families to have a safe and special Thanksgiving. But what a surprise it was last Tuesday waking up with everything covered with a white blanket ...
Approaching the end of the year, it is a good time to look back at the current year. We know what we think our values are and what is important. The real measure is how we actually spent our time and money. Who did we spend time with? Who didn’t we spend time with and deserved more of us? ...
As the investigation unfolds into the attack on two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last month, Americans are getting a glimpse into some cracks in the system that MUST be addressed. Among them is the need to explore better mental health and community support programs ...
“We are a family, 6,000-plus strong,” said Maj. Gen. James Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard. “And so, when we lose one of our family members, I can tell you that every guardsman I’ve talked to is grieving.” In the case of Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, the family ...
When hunters take to the woods of Washington County this year, they will be looking for white tail deer that can be found abundantly in our woods and sometimes on our highways. Prior to the arrival of the European settlers in the 1700s, the area had an incredibly diverse amount of wildlife in ...
“In seeking life, I created death.” *** The year was 1817, and Germany was in dire straits … and not the rock band from the 1970s. Authentic dire straits of the direst kind. All of Europe had been in the throes of severe famine for years. Napoleonic Wars had ravaged the land and ...