Creston, calliopes and dishes This item appeared several years ago in H&P, newsletter of the historical society. Does the title seem like a strange combination? Certainly not! At least not in the early 1920s. In fact, for those who lived along the Little Kanawha River, all were quite common ...
* As supplies purchased ahead of the start of this school year are perhaps starting to run dry, Wood and Washington County teachers got a boost earlier this month when the Hall Financial Advisors Giving Foundation hosted its annual Teacher’s Closet giveaway. More than $20,000 worth of ...
Last Thursday marked day 30, the halfway mark of the 60-day annual legislative session. It's all downhill from now to midnight on Saturday, March 14, when the regular session adjourns sine die. At the beginning of the session, I had a hard time predicting whether this session would be a ...
Spiritual formation is the work involved in applying religious beliefs to our lives. Spiritual principles have the ability to anchor us, inform us and define us. For those who follow the Christian faith, we have a season approaching that is about atonement, sacrifice and grace. For many, Lent ...
Friday evening in Istanbul, Turkey, the Shale Crescent USA Team was part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkey promoting U.S. investment. The week was invigorating but tiring. We traveled to Koceali and Ankara by bus. Then an early Friday morning flight from Ankara back to Istanbul ...
In 2002, my son Danny and his wife Mary Jo had begun trying to obtain a visa for Aaliyah, Danny’s Filipino stepdaughter, for nearly two years, but to no avail. It was very frustrating since Danny was an active, career U.S. Army sergeant. Upon returning from over a year of deployment in ...
