Last week marked the first legislative interim meetings since the end of June, with lawmakers getting a two-month summer break. Well, some lawmakers. Much of Republican legislative leadership spent their summer in planning meetings for a possible special session that did not happen. At one ...
The early history of Belleville, by Minnie Kendal Lowther concludes鈥� New Arrival at Belleville Near the year 1797, Belleville received an important addition of emigrants from Connecticut, who had a telling effect upon the advancement of the colony. The leading spirit of this party was ...
Midway through the third quarter Saturday West Virginia had a 14-3 lead and WVU fans had hope that an upset was in the making. But then in a span of less than 12 minutes of game clock time it appeared to unravel, as Pittsburgh scored two field goals and two touchdowns to take a 24-14 advantage ...
It鈥檚 hard to know how to talk about the tragedies that occurred in Utah and Colorado this week, after observing the way the discourse has devolved in many circles. Perhaps adding to the chatter will make no difference, but it feels important to say a few things: No one 鈥� NO ONE 鈥� ...
Some of us no doubt remember the 2004 disaster film 鈥淭he Day After Tomorrow,鈥� in which the collapse of the Atlantic Ocean鈥檚 currents led to an ice-covered Northern Hemisphere in a matter of days. Great special effects but, as the filmmakers admitted, questionable science. Fortunately, a ...
I retired from the military in 2022. After retiring I wanted to find a way to continue to serve my community. I decided to get involved with local politics and made a run for the Wood County Board of Education in 2022 and 2024. I came up short in both elections. Although I came up short, I ...
