Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The summer growing season continues. The next 2 weeks would be a great time to plant squash such as zucchini and yellow crookneck in addition to another crop of sweet corn and cucumbers. This week I want to talk about an invasive plant ...
There’s a lot to be cheerful about as the end of the school year, warmer weather and the arrival of the travel/vacation season have most people in more chipper moods. But for some, summertime coincides with the “100 deadliest days,” the period from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day ...
As a parent you try to do things with and for your children that will enrich their lives and they will find enjoyable. We were no different than many parents when our children were younger. Taking them to Washington D.C. for instance, to immerse them in American history and places like ...
Increases in healthcare costs are stressing individuals and families more in West Virginia than in nearly every other state. The Mountain State has the fifth highest cost of health care as a share of median monthly household income in the country, at 9.14%. Only Mississippi, Maine, Oregon and ...
We can argue about funding and vouchers, transportation and transparency, but West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty is right. There is no going backward from school choice in the Mountain State. His message last week to public school systems in the state was blunt. “You ...
Well, it finally happened; a day when I had to keep saying, “I can’t.” We went to put flowers on the graves of loved ones for Memorial Day. My mother had asked in later years, “Who will remember them when I’m gone?” I told her I would. Today I failed her. I tried to get to the ones ...
