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The Way I See It: Gone without a trace

Before there was an interstate – there was a trail. The next time you are flying down Interstate 70 between Zanesville and Wheeling take a moment to think about the progression the route has taken over the last few centuries. You may be dodging giant 18-wheelers, but earlier travelers had ...

When you can’t manage your affairs, your Statutory Durable Power of Attorney (DPA) is the key to managing your lockbox of assets. It is the written permission slip in which you give your permission to the person you have chosen to be your helper to manage your business and financial matters. ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Where the buck stops

I was very pleased last Monday to hear Gov. Patrick Morrisey say that the decision to leave behind a volunteer contingent of West Virginia National Guard members was his. “I made the decision to have the word come down that we would ask the people if they wanted to volunteer,” Morrisey ...

Look Back: Tale as old as (tax) time

Tax Increase Angers Man I was toiling along the mountain trail with a knapsack on my back when overtaken by a man on a mule. He asked where I was going, and when I replied that I had been directed to stop for the night at Hopkins’ cabin he said: “I am jest gwine up to Tom’s place ...

Editor’s Notes: Still time to give for Christmas

Though we are well into December, now, the glow of a couple of wonderful Thanksgiving meals spent with family is sticking with me. Though the faces around the table have been changing more than any of us would have hoped over the past few years, it is as important as ever to spend a little ...