Plastic is everywhere. Some uses are beneficial and unavoidable, like the specialty plastics that enable contact lenses and lightweight eyeglasses. Other uses are less beneficial but often seem almost equally unavoidable. Take grocery shopping as an example. Unless we milk our own cows, make ...
Sometimes it is the legislation that seems smaller — perhaps grabs fewer headlines — that can make the biggest difference for individuals. That is the case for state House Bill 4089, which recently became law in West Virginia after legislators finally supported it during this winter’s ...
I'm told a rolling pin is a good project for a beginning wood turner. Well, I'm not a beginner and it was among the hardest projects I have ever undertaken. I'll explain as I go along. First I prepared a blank of maple for the body of the rolling pin. I used the wood left over to make a ...
Happy West Virginia Day, happy Juneteenth, happy Father’s Day, welcome to the start of summer … it’s a lot to cram into one weekend. You’d think a column writer would be able to land on one topic, wouldn’t you? You would be wrong, about this writer, anyway. In fact, it’s tempting ...
Lynnda and I spent last week in Florida with our youngest son and his family. We went to Epcot on Monday and the Magic Kingdom on Thursday. Disney has a product called the Lightning Lane Pass, allowing you to get in a shorter, faster line for three rides of your choosing, with some ...
We have now passed the June 15 deadline marking the end of the application period for 100% funding of the Hope Scholarship program for the 2026-2027 school year. This year’s application closure is distinct from the rest because it is the first year of universal eligibility, meaning that ...
