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The Gas Starts Here!

From Wetzel County, West Virginia to Pittsylvania County Virginia, the Mountain Valley Pipeline will stretch 303 miles to provide domestic natural gas to markets in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The MVP project offers short-term economic benefits associated with ...

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Each Year on April 28, much of the world observes what may be the most important event for working people, âWorkersá Memorial Dayã a day to remember workers killed, injured, or made ill on the job and to renew the fight for strong safety and health protections.While itás not a national ...

Through the Lens (Baseball Then and Now)

With the arrival of spring comes the sport of baseball. Each year as the last snows of winter melt away high school coaches return with their teams to play a truly American game. Baseball fields that a month ago was cover by winters shadows have warmed in the spring sun. Outfields darkened by ...

Editorial-Join The Rotary And Good Things Happen

Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in their communities, and in theirselves. For more than 115 years, Rotary's people of action have used ...

The Butterfly Effect or Why You Matter Greg Kozera

The Butterfly Effect is a hypothesis presented to the New York Academy of Science in 1963 by Edward Lorenz. His theory simply stated is; A butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion, which would move other molecules of air, in turn moving more molecules of air-eventually ...

Through the Lens (I Spy, You Spy, Everyone Spy’s)

Growing up in the sixties I knew the Russians were spying on us from behind every tree and from far above. I never stopped to wonder why they wanted to know what we kids were doing on Circle Drive. We never had any secrets, well maybe from our parents, but not the Russians. Heck, I had never ...

Editorial-Benefits of Community Service

It was a big day in Paden City, as the announcement came out that the Paden City Lions Club would remain chartered with the sign up of 23 new members. The Lions club has been a big part of the community for many years. One of the better known unpaid volunteer groups of nearly every small town ...

Through the Lens (When I fall in Love)

My Mary makes me laugh. Wipes my tears. Hugs me tight. Watched me succeed. Seen me fail. Kept me strong. My Mary is a promise that I will have a friend forever." Stop for moment and think back on your life and try and remember that first moment you felt love inside. Not the physical kind that ...

Through the Lens (Along the Way with Paul Faux)

One of the real joys I have these days besides my life with Mary, is talking with people I meet each time I go to town. Last week I met up with my friend, Earl Yost at our morning watering hole, Quinet's. We were joined by someone I have known from a distance for years. But our lives were in ...