Last weekend, a late killing frost set upon the land around our home. We have had a couple of frosty mornings, and the light frost seems to do very little damage to the plants around the yard. That all came to an end as the outside temperatures dipped below 30 degrees at night. I wondered how ...
On the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia near the town of Croaker, are the remains of forty-two large sculptures of past presidents. The story of the presidents’ busts begins in March of 2004. A man named Everette H. “Haley” Newman III, an attraction entrepreneur, came up with the idea ...
FREEDOM: The quality or state of being free: such as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. Alexander Hamilton, “When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their ...
Robert Frost portrayed spring as a fleeting, beautiful and deeply spiritual season. He wanted people to appreciate the moment and not worry about the future. Frost was known for his poems and writing about spring. He found the awakening world to be his inspiration to enjoy life. For myself, ...
In downtown New Martinsville is a structure made of hand cut sandstone, the Wetzel County Court house. For over 125 years it has stood as the tallest structure in the county. The cornerstone was set in 1901, and has supported its corner of the building through cold winters, extreme heat ...
By now you may have heard that the new director of the Wetzel County Animals Shelter Charles Brown, hired on October 26, has resigned from his position. Why? His actions have been reviewed on social media concerning his handling of his job and employees. Mr. Brown's actions may have been his ...
In the year 1980, President Jimmy Carter put in place a grain embargo against Russia. That was the year our first Global Positioning system became active in commercial use. That same year, Coach Mark Romick returned to River High School. Little did he know that 45 years later, he would still be ...
Some years ago, my wife and I were visiting my son and his family for the day. We decided to visit a small park that sits along the Muskingum River hoping to see a passing riverboat. My youngest grandson and I were exploring the riverbank in the park, when we came upon a bronze sculpture ...
Back in the 1950s and 60s, America had an abundance of song writers who could spin a character or emerging legend into a song. When that happened, the words and story wrapped in the lyrics became the history we all remember. In fact, in many of those songs, we each can sing their tunes and ...
As each season comes around, I find myself saying, spring is my favorite season. As spring passes and summer arrives, it becomes my favorite season. Before long the day shortens and trees turn into fall colors, I find myself saying, fall is my favorite season. And in a month or two when the ...
