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Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Life’s a beach

Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach. Planning a family get away at the beach this summer? Better hurry up and go while you can. Rising seas and other climate issues are rapidly shrinking the world’s beaches and destabilizing the ecosystems that depend on ...

Letter to the Editor: Easier…

Sometimes it is easier to respond to an item than to write one. About a month ago, an author wrote a letter with lots of opinions and misleading statements. Where are the facts? In his last paragraph, the author says “In (his) view,” then proceeds to show his TDS (Trump Derangement ...

Op-ed: Why the Kids Golf Classic matters more than ever

As a longtime supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg and now its CEO, I felt compelled to share my thoughts about the United Bank Kids Golf Classic, which recently celebrated an incredible milestone: 30 years of investing in the youth of our community. This event is a testament ...

Op-ed: The best decision I ever made

Late last night while scrolling on “X,” I came upon a tweet by future WWE Hall of Famer Charlotte Flair (daughter of Ric Flair) in which she asks readers to fill in the following statement: “I am....” She started by stating, “I am ‘worthy.’” The post had been retweeted more ...

Op-ed: What has happened to professionalism and civility?

In a previous column I wrote about profanity in scholastic sports. Likewise, all adolescents hear vulgar language at home, on TV, in the movies and music, during news broadcasts, and by so-called professionals in various occupations. No wonder our children think it’s okay to swear. Those ...

Kiki's Corner: What a trip to Greece has in store

Hello everyone, here I am again writing about Greece. Last week, I received three phone calls. One was from New York City, where they are planning a trip to Greece in July, another family from Colorado where they are taking their family of six to Greece and they wanted to know what islands we ...