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Editor’s Notes: Supporting every step of the way

Last Saturday was hot. I just feel like I need to say that one more time — though I couldn’t tell you how many times I said it that morning. Let me backtrack by saying I finished the half marathon — two minutes faster than last year! But there weren’t many people behind me. That sun ...

Pace Negotiations: Races showcased what is great about Parkersburg

Early last Saturday morning I stood proudly near Third and Juliana streets and watched hundreds of residents set off on an annual migration around Parkersburg. The News and Sentinel Half Marathon and News and Sentinel Two-Mile Race is a tradition for scores of people who live in the area. ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: No more time to waste

At a recent meeting I attended with a representative from Congressman Riley Moore’s office at the Resiliency Center in Parkersburg, another meeting attendee referred to the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis as, to paraphrase, a hoax or a farce. I was floored that someone who ...

Kiki’s Corner: When dreams become reality

I’m sure you have memorized this by now, LOL, but it’s been 59 years since I left Greece to come to this magnificent, beautiful, extravagant country that we all love. It takes three letters to describe it, USA, and that explains the characteristics, qualities that our country offers. But I ...

Cracking the Code: The backup plan

In college at WVU, when I asked a young lady for a date, “no,” or “I have other plans” were not what I wanted to hear, but they were truthful answers. If I wanted a date for Saturday night I knew I needed to ask someone else. “Yes”, was a better answer, if it was truthful. Several ...