It’s the end of a school year; perhaps it is the opening weekend for swimming pools; it’s a three-day break — an excuse to travel, grill out, invite a few friends over and relax. It is Memorial Day weekend. And on Monday, in the midst of all that summer celebration, we must remember ...
It’s been a travel-for-work kind of week, and I’m so lucky that, for me, it means driving in a state as beautiful as West Virginia is in late spring. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen it, driving west a little ahead of sunset while the mountains are giving off steam in the ...
Sometimes on one of those late spring days when Memorial Day comes, you can almost see them, marching, marching onward, the legion of forgotten dead. In the soft stillness and solitude of a country graveyard in the evening hush, occasionally you can hear the muffled beat of a drum as the ...
On a recent evening, I stepped outside after dinner to water my tomato plants. Within minutes I was swatting at my arms and legs, rushing back indoors with a fresh batch of itchy bites. If you’ve found yourself doing the same, you’re not alone. Mosquito season is getting longer, their ...
Dear Friends and Fellow West Virginians, I want to address some recent posts and comments circulating across social media platforms. Let me be very clear: I have not abandoned the Republican Party, nor have I abandoned the core values that define West Virginia. I remain fully committed to ...
As a handicapped senior and not willing to drive, Parkersburg offers two vital services: 1, as a supporter of the environment and a conservative in the sense of conservation, i.e. “the wise use of our planet’s resources,” the cost of curbside recycling collections is a bargain when ...