Let’s pretend there’s a giant switch we could flip that would shut down all the injection wells in Southeast Ohio. Environmental activists will, of course, jump for joy. Susan Vessels might even calm down for a second. But what does it really mean? It’s a thought experiment that needs ...
Recently, my friend, Lori, who is 80, required more care than her husband, Shawn, also 80, could provide at home. At that point in life, they owned money savings of about $200,000, their jointly owned home, a car, and two rental houses. Shawn had heard (correctly) that they would have to pay ...
Friendly rivalries and territorial touchiness aside, when it really counts, Mid-Ohio Valley schools are there for one another. That was proved again last week when the lights went out in Williamstown just ahead of the Class AA, Region I semifinal boys basketball game between Williamstown and ...
According to numerous polls, over 85% of Americans believe a valid picture ID should be required before voting at the polls. The House of Representatives has passed the SAVE Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, requiring proof of citizenship by showing a government-approved ID before ...
Common sense: good sense in everyday affairs, practical intelligence. Not book knowledge, able to figure out the solving of a problem. Evil: morally bad, wrong, sinful, wicked, corrupt, harmful. The reason for my definitions at the beginning of this letter is so anyone can understand better ...
* It’s hard to beat traditions such as the annual Kootaga District Pinewood Derby, which brings Scouting families together in a competitive tradition that has been sustained since 1955. On Feb. 28 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, this year’s even featured more than 50 Scouts and ...
