From the beginning of our country's history, millions of men and women of all ages have answered the call of duty to defend the liberty and democracy we hold so sacred. The ideal of laying one’s life down for the freedom of their nation is one of the highest honors any person can have ...
America has millions of veterans whose stories have gone untold and will be forgotten upon their passing. We often think of veterans as those persons that served during times of war and conflict. While many other millions served our country during times of peace. All of those citizens are ...
Five years ago, I was on the field at Shawnee Park playing in the Kanawha Valley adult soccer league. Running to a moving ball, I planted my left foot, kicked the ball with my right and was down on my back. On the bench, I iced the knee I twisted. Standing up, it suddenly felt like a severe ...
Another Halloween is here. For the past three or four weeks we have noticed the homes and businesses decorated with spooky, frightening characters. Spider webs adorn many homes and in yards creepy monsters shout out as if they were real. Most of our communities hold traditional trick or treat ...
There was a time when officials spoke that the road through our community was to be expanded into a four lane. At some point in time the town of Moundsville took up the state’s offer and widened the road up for the increasing traffic, as it seemed everyone had a car. Were their sacrifices on ...
It was 3 o’clock on a quiet Friday afternoon when the phone rang. It was a friend from India we are working with. He sounded desperate. (It was 12:30 AM in India) “Greg, I didn’t know who else to call. We have a client who has a contractor moving in next week to start construction. He ...
The Wetzel County Board of Education made the initial move for consolidation within the county at a special meeting on October 14. The board by a 4-1 vote passed motions to allow open meetings to be held in the four communities affected, giving citizens and interested persons the opportunity to ...
Tim Haught, Wetzel County Prosecutor explains that in the county he sees the three big crimes as domestic, sexual and substance abuse. He has witnessed some terrible cases of abuse within the county. He indicated parents have to be aware of the people who their children are around. He pointed ...
It is important for you to understand I have an interest in law. Not so much the written law books, but my fascination is with lawyers and the art of law when practiced in a courtroom. Now admittedly, my exposure is to what we see on television. That is not the law, but a 60-minute story to ...
It is fun getting to know people from all over the world. People are more alike than different. This week the Shale Crescent team met with a company from Finland who we met at SelectUSA and is interested in expanding to the USA. Their concerns are similar to most Americans. They are concerned ...