I do not understand. This should not be a hard decision. I have attended city council numerous times asking for porta johns at the city park. I walked from the playground to the 1st restroom by the ball field. It took 5½ to 6 ½ minutes depending on whether I walked a straight line or ...
If higher gas prices have you considering alternate means of getting to work, maybe you’ve considered a bicycle. We’re not exactly the most bicycle-friendly region, but we’re getting better; and I stumbled across a Louisville Public Media piece this week that reminded me I could get from ...
I’ve always wanted to make a ship in a bottle. Frankly, I had no idea what to do. That hasn’t stopped me before, so I watched a few videos on YouTube. I always suspected the masts were on some kind of hinge and the sails were loose and moveable while the ship is fed through the spout of ...
I am writing to share something that moved me deeply. As someone living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, or CMT, I know firsthand how few people have ever heard of it. Even in our own community, most people have no idea what CMT is or the daily struggles that come with it. That is why ...
Tired of what passes for civic discourse on most social media platforms? A small project out of the Eastern Panhandle could offer a model for a different way. William Polhamus, Oriole Saah and Paul Johanson are working on the West Virginia Clarity Project, which they hope will create a ...
Editor’s Note: Due to space limitations on April’s parent page, this column is appearing in this month’s edition. *** Remember back when we were in school? Now that we are older, do we need to teach our children that life is a school where we learn lessons every day? Every experience, ...
