Valentine鈥檚 Day is Saturday, and all the love is in the air for sure! It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine. It has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world. The most popular ...
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 ...
As a young photojournalist in the 1980s, I would frequently see firefighter Joe Matthews at the different fires and accidents around town. Joe was always friendly and helpful; he understood that we had a job to do and understood when I might have gotten a little closer than I should have to a ...
鈥淭he dead tree is as important as the living one.鈥� *** One of my favorite Fight Club quotes goes 鈥� 鈥淵ou are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We鈥檙e all part of the same compost heap. We鈥檙e ...
Most of us know folks who are caring for a mentally or physically challenged child. The child often continues living at home with Mom and Dad, who continue their parenting, seeing to their child鈥檚 daily needs, even after the child becomes an adult. Despite the challenges and inconveniences, ...
When it comes to contesting statewide and legislative races, the West Virginia Democratic Party should be commended for its candidate recruitment efforts heading into the 2026 elections. I don鈥檛 say that because I have a specific bias one way or another. But I do believe that a healthy ...
