Aside from the lack of any clear necessity for deploying large numbers of masked ICE and Border Patrol agents to cities across the country, the financial cost of these operations is staggering. Each employee incurs far more than a base salary: lodging, meals, scheduled overtime, airfare, rental ...
I compiled a recipe book in the past few years. I’ve done harder things, but this ranks up there with sewing headcovers for my golf clubs or making that ship in a bottle, which ended up as a ship in a jar. The main problem is making sure the recipes are right. It’s like giving someone ...
“Better the Devil,” by Erik J. Brown. Publication date: Jan. 20. 398 pages. Erik J. Brown offers up a YA novel full of murder and deceit. A gay teen from West Virginia runs away from home when his religious parents try to force him into a conversion camp. He spends eight months ...
How were your New Year’s resolutions? Are you still on them or are you done till next year, LOL? I heard most of the people are done and down the drain after two to three weeks and some are lucky to keep them for a couple months. You probably wonder why I didn’t write my article last ...
We are on our January Florida vacation for the last two weeks, with some work mixed in. Shale Crescent is taking part in a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow in Turkey in early February. We are making travel arrangements and scheduling meetings separate from the event with Turkish companies we ...
The start of “political season” in many states brings with it a host of studies and reports filled with data that could inform legislative decision-making. Among them is another WalletHub study: “The Real Cost of Smoking by State (2026.)” In West Virginia, it may come as a surprise to ...