We just finished a Zoom call with a company in Eurasia. The CEO said his biggest problem is hiring and keeping people. He told us about a young man who turned down their job offer. The CEO called the individual to find out why. The young man said he was still living with his parents and only ...
At last week’s Wetzel County Board of Education meeting, several delegations spoke concerning issues before that they felt strongly about. Teachers spoke of the need for more control of their classrooms. Citizens from two community’s spoke in efforts to preserve their schools. One parent ...
One of the first things visitors observe as they travel West Virginia highways is the cleanliness of our roads, but also the unsightly litter that tarnishes the state’s image. Saturday, September 28, is the Division of Highways (DOH) Adopt a Highway event. The plan administered by WVDEP’s ...
Last Saturday evening Mary and myself, along with our friends Connie and Earl Yost, traveled to Wheeling to hear the sounds from our youth. Last spring they contacted us asking if we would like to go to a concert in Wheeling. Not sure I even knew when or who was performing that far in ...
If we do and think the way we always have, we can’t expect much to change. We will always get similar results. The thinking that got us to where we are today won’t take us to the next level. Last week, Shale Crescent USA was announced as a finalist for the 26th Annual Platts Global Energy ...
Last Saturday evening I joined some old friends, some I had not seen in years and others I see often around town. The Class of Magnolia 1969 was made up of over 150 classmates. On the day before we graduated, our stern-faced Principal George Mullet held a clip board high as he shouted, “If ...
There is no guarantee in life. Last Wednesday the country spent the day in solemn prayer and remembrance of the September 11, 2001 attacks on our nation by four planes hijacked by suicide attackers with a mission to destroy and kill. The deadly attack was one of the most traumatic events to ...
Demolition began on the glorious old structure this past week and continues. Bruce Pool was built in 1941 by New Martinsville Parks and the Works Project Administration. Time had taken a toll on the structure and it was decided 14 years ago not to reopen the pool due to state and federal laws ...
Being defined as a professional in any category places you in an elite group. It generally recognizes that you are well versed, possess special skills and have a true love for what you are doing. John Rush is a person I have known for some years and I will have to say he fits my definition of a ...
Last week I read a good column on the value of a tree, commercially (wood or fruit), beauty, shade in summer, fun like a tire swing or tree house and ecological benefits including taking CO2 out of the atmosphere and producing oxygen. My neighbor cleared an acre of trees for an eventual ...
