All I can remember of the infamous cat incident at the Mancinis’ was it was about 6 a.m. on a Friday and I could hear dad getting ready for work. I was maybe 10 years old and upstairs in bed. Dad, who worked at Sterling Faucet, must have been putting on his work boots when I heard him ...
The Academy of Natural Sciences, located in Philadelphia, closed last month just shy of its 200th birthday. It was founded in 1812 and opened to the public in 1828. In 1868, the academy was the first place in the world to display a dinosaur skeleton. It housed a massive, irreplaceable library ...
Election Day is Nov. 3, but you do not have to wait in Ohio. Early voting started Oct. 6 and will continue at the Washington County Board of Election, 204 Davis Ave. in Marietta, until Sunday, Nov. 1. The hours are on the website at boe.ohio.gov/Washington. Have you made a voting plan? Will ...
Thank you for publicizing the Chick Crites Food Drive. Soon we’ll get together to share Thanksgiving dinner, but some children and older people will be left out because of the Big Ugly Bill that Congress passed last year, which both of our U.S. Senators Capito and Justice voted for and the ...
I know, I know, it’s still spooky season. I should hold off on thinking about the holidays for another couple of weeks, at least. And I DO admire the number of gigantic skeletons in people’s yards, and the fantastic Halloween-themed light shows and displays. This is one of my favorite ...
I was 10 years old when I got my first sales job. It was selling candy in a Pittsburgh Pirates glass to raise money for our Little League. Our coach took us to each neighborhood. We went door to door. The candy and special glass sold for $1, a significant sum back then in a working-class ...
