Now that those who rule the roost on Parkersburg City Council managed to essentially silence their constituents, a little bird told me to check the April 8 agenda. And while its contents didn’t exactly ruffle my feathers, and it wasn’t a cardinal sin, I wonder what birdbrain is setting the ...
Over the last few years, election integrity has been a huge topic of discussion in politics. Election integrity is far more than “stolen votes,” mail-in ballot shenanigans and voting machine irregularities. Election integrity is extremely important if we are to have a system that truly ...
President Trump’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) initiative coupled with our crippling national debt is earth-shaking. Having worked in and around the federal government for over 35 years, I have witnessed first hand the fraud, waste and abuse. Every federal supervisor knows the ...
It has been a learning experience for me since my sister and her ex-husband were involved in an auto accident in Myrtle Beach last Aug. 28, one in which he did not survive. Both of them had been suffering from some dementia and inability to remember, especially short-term things. After being ...
Easter is almost upon us, and I have many commitments that must be taken care of. I completed some of them earlier this week but there are still several that must be taken care of this weekend. All next week, morning and evening, I will be involved with the services and festivities of the St. ...
One of my mentors in sales was the late Zig Ziglar. I attended conferences where he spoke. I read his books and listened to tapes of his presentations. (This was before CDs.) I had never met Zig in person until my first National Speakers Association Convention in Phoenix. At coffee break, I ...