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Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: In my life

As a child growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, I remember the weather having four separate seasons during the calendar year. There seemed to be a specific winter, spring, summer and fall that were distinct and different. Although summers could be hot, daily temperatures rarely reached 100 ...

Letter to the Editor: Vote Republican

This letter is to respond to the letter in the Sunday, Aug. 23, newspaper titled “Vote ‘em out.” Many are the ways today’s socialist democratic party are putting America in danger, including ignoring the threat a nuclear Iran presents to the world and opposing Trump’s confrontation ...

Deserved: Medal of Honor Monument least we can do

Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us — to this country we call home and they were willing to defend. Military veterans, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients … all those who sacrificed so much in their service to this country had no greater ...

Letter to the Editor: Stop the bleeding

Forty trillion dollars is what the national debt has now risen to. That is a lot of money; about $115,000 for every American, including those just born who will have to work harder all their lives trying to pay it down. This is mostly on Republicans, the so-called fiscal conservatives. ...

Backyard Gardener: Lettuce continue fall gardening

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Hopefully, cool temperatures are just around the corner as the summer heat hangs on. Remember that fall is a great time to test your soil, a free service here in West Virginia. As backyard gardeners continue the harvest, contact the WVU Extension ...