Anyone who knows me can tell you one thing: I love the Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library. From the joy of getting my hands on a new novel from a favorite author to the peace and quiet of having a workspace that isn鈥檛 my home, I have gotten a lot out of our library system over the ...
Recently in Morgantown, Lynnda and I had dinner with Dr. T, an old dear, friend and mentor. We were there to see our granddaughter run in a college track meet the next day. She goes to college in Pennsylvania. Dr. T and I communicate periodically by phone. We have not connected in person and ...
Decent people are assaulted regularly by scammers attempting to gain their personal information, their money and usually both. A new round of scam attempts has taken things up a notch by including the state seal of West Virginia in its attempt. Law-abiding citizens are used to being able to ...
As the weather begins to warm and the world slowly comes back to life, I find myself reflecting on something deeper than the change of seasons. Spring doesn鈥檛 just happen around us鈥攊t invites us to notice. To pause. To pay attention. My husband and I recently spent time camping at The ...
As the 2026 West Virginia primary election approaches, I would like to encourage voting for Andrew Borkowski in the West Virginia District 11 Republican primary race. I have served with Andrew for over a decade on the Wood County Parks and Recreation Commission and have watched him give his ...
Last fall I received a phone call from someone in Parkersburg who reported that she witnessed brine waste (production waste from high-pressure hydraulic fracturing, i.e., fracking) being transported from railway freight cars in Parkersburg to trucks, which were taking the waste to the Deep ...
