In 1854, the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into western territories. The party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after the Civil War black former slaves. With the election of President Ronald ...
When I was young, I remember when President John Kennedy said, “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” To this day I believe his words have a profound meaning for each of us. For myself, I believe that to keep our country Strong, it is up to each ...
I have always thought myself to be more of a story teller than a writer. In my judgment, a writer knows the difference between a verb and adverb. A noun and a pronoun. For myself, I believe I can tell a story and make it enjoyable for others to hear or read, but don’t ask me about an adverb ...
It is the time of year when every weekend has an event for people to visit festivals and fairs to enjoy themselves. They range from chili feeds to strawberry festivals in the local area. This coming weekend, Wheeling will spice up the banks of the Ohio River with its 25th Annual Chile Feed. ...
I have always had a fascination with our nation’s history. Especially when it involves the stories of individuals that helped to build our great country. The American history books are filled with our early leader’s struggles to build a new country with rights for its citizens. Recently ...
It is thought that the first attempts at capturing images were in the early 1800s. Those first images used light sensitive chemicals to register patterns of shadows and light onto different materials. One of the first was believed to be a piece of white leather treated with silver nitrate. Over ...
On the morning of April 26, the world watched as Pope Francis was given his final moments before being delivered into his final resting place. Within the white marble vault, his earthly remains will be held until there is no more by the hand of His God. This event closed the final chapter in ...
Like many of you I watched as the world paused to honor the Spiritual leader of the Catholic faithful, Pope Francis. His death triggers many ceremonial events and formal directives. This time of honor and looking to the future has many elements that each of us may wonder about. To find answers, ...
Back in 1903, one-hundred and twenty-two years ago, a lady named Georgist Lizze Magie introduced a game that she titled, “The Landlord’s Game.” The objective was to make clear that those who rented property to tenants would eventually take them down into poverty. In 1930, Parker ...
Back in the sixties, kids went exploring as kind of a passage to imagination. At least to us it was exploring if we had not been there in the last twenty-four hours. Maybe kids today still go exploring in hidden places in Wetzel County. Or perhaps hand held games, motorized scooters and one ...