The last couple weeks were the worst in my life for myself and for my whole family. I lost Francis, my husband for 60 years and my best friend. When someone gets sick, we all have hopes and pray for recovery, and that鈥檚 what I was doing for my dear, beloved husband. I was giving him hope, ...
Less than a week after Lynnda and I returned from Scotland, we were in the air heading to Influence, The National Speakers Association鈥檚 (NSA) annual convention in Austin, Texas. What a change. When we left Inverness Scotland, the temperature was 64 degrees. In Austin, the temperature was 99 ...
鈥℉ello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Cooler temperatures prevail this week as we say goodbye to July and hello to August. I want to send a big thank you to all the supporters of our 4-H and FFA livestock program here in Wood County. We had a successful week at the Wood County 4-H ...
Through wars, depressions and social upheavals, the comic pages of the newspaper here and elsewhere have given readers something to smile about every day for the past century. We all need something light in our lives, and through a wide range of different strips the daily antics of Snoopy, ...
After a week of tragic news, I think a palate cleanser is in order. I got to do something last week that allowed me to witness the professionalism of our West Virginia National Guard members. Members of the guard take part every two years in Sentry Storm, a joint training exercise involving ...
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1783 ending the Revolutionary War, tough times faced the thousands of soldiers who fought for the creation of the United States of America. Many were due back-pay and few other than officers received pensions. Land grants issued by states and the federal ...
