On Aug. 25, the world lost a giant in so many respects. Especially in this day and age, you are hard pressed to find a person who bridges nearly every divide and who so few people, if any, have an unkind word to say about them. Dolly Parton, a self-proclaimed country girl from the mountains of ...
What do you think about all the rain we have been getting? Or the question really should be, what do you think about how much the grass and all the weeds have grown because of the rain? My husband is slowing down physically and mowing the grass is an effort for him. He mows a little, then has ...
Last week, Lynnda and I hosted a foreign company we met at SelectUSA who visited our region looking for potential sites for their high-energy manufacturing business. They will create over 100 high-wage jobs. We were their tour guide and chauffeur. We had a full schedule of meetings and site ...
The sad news of Dolly Parton passing away this week brought a universal outpouring of love and admiration for her incredibly impactful life. Well, almost universal. Our state senator, Mike Azinger, took the opportunity to post negative things about her on social media. In her music, her ...
Having a pet (or three) is weird. One minute you’re sound asleep, the next you are awakened by a perfect harmony of double meows alerting you to the fact that the cats would like their breakfast a bit early; and the dog joins in with a “Since you’re awake, I’d like to go outside,” ...
Judges in West Virginia get a front-row seat to the mess that is our foster care system, and the damage it is doing to children. When they speak publicly about what they see — when they pull back the curtain and express concerns about what is happening to our most vulnerable kids — fragile ...
