Many Americans have no knowledge of America’s first “civil rights act,” the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was enacted to counter the Supreme Court’s horrendous Dred Scott decision of March 6, 1857, when the high court ruled, in part, “that they (people of color) had no rights which ...
I’ve stood on the banks of the Ohio River at sunrise, watching the water move steadily past. In moments like that it is easy to believe our rivers will always be there for us, unchanged. But working with communities across West Virginia has shown me a different reality. Our water shapes our ...
Spring in West Virginia is truly “almost heaven.” Life comes back to our forests, wildflowers scatter across the mountains, and spring rains send cold water rushing through our mountain streams and rivers. Unfortunately, many West Virginians don’t have reliable access to that clean, ...
If you’ve been waiting for a chance to clear out your cabinets, garage and basement clutter, and maybe some of what’s been hanging out in the shed for too long, Saturday is your chance. It is National Prescription Takeback Day and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Washington ...
During my college days, I spent the academic year working at The Daily Athenaeum and my summers working at The Intelligencer and News-Register in Wheeling. My formal education as a journalist was happening in Morgantown, but my real-world education as a newspaper person was happening in a ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to discuss planting a historical or colonial kitchen garden. 2026 marks Americas 250th Anniversary. Compared to today, colonial gardens were an essential component of survival, located near the house to prevent starvation and treat ...
