West Virginia’s Premature Budget John Doyle June 17, 2019 Politics The leadership of the West Virginia Legislature is beating its breasts about passing a budget without extending the Regu...
Vultures Smell Opossum in the Air Doug Pifer June 16, 2019 Environment While getting hay for the animals recently, I discovered a very big opossum had died in the barn during the night. I car...
Pipeline Bait and Switch John Doyle May 21, 2019 Environment, Politics On March 26, Delegate Sammi Brown and I met with Scott Mandirola, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Environm...
Amendment 1: Government in Reverse Carol Williams May 21, 2019 Politics, Society West Virginia Amendment 1, stating that “this Constitution does not protect the right to abortion,” is what I would call...
Aanandha Health and Wellness is More Than Just Massage Angela F. Durkin May 16, 2019 Business, Health & Wellness When you walk through the doors of Aanandha Health and Wellness (217 S. Duke St., Shepherdstown), guests instantly feel ...
Resist Rockwool Group Marches on Danish Embassy Independent Submission May 12, 2019 Community, Environment, Features, Politics, Society — Local activists continue to leave their mark. Going to jail as an act of non-violent direct action is completely di...
Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center Expands and Evolves Lisa Troshinsky May 12, 2019 Community, Health & Wellness The Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center (EPEC), which houses the only shelter for victims of violence in the area, has ...
Rough-Wings Are Somber Swallows Doug Pifer May 12, 2019 Environment I saw my first rough-winged swallow when I was a teenager fishing along a creek in western Pennsylvania. I thought it wa...
Local Land Trusts Aim to Help Protect Drinking Water Supplies David Lillard April 17, 2019 Environment When Jefferson County’s municipal water customers turn on their faucets, they may not think about saving farmland or Ci...
Fake Thinking and the Collision with Political Correctness Carol Williams April 17, 2019 Politics Using the same standards used by the Fake News accusers, I’m coining a new term to describe their super-sized hatred fo...
Swan Pond Attracts Wintering Waterfowl Doug Pifer April 17, 2019 Environment Last week my wife and I watched seven species of ducks and numerous Canada geese at Swan Pond, a historic district in B...
Whither Public Education John Doyle April 7, 2019 Education, Politics This year’s regular session of the WV State Legislature saw a focus on public education that rivaled that of last year....
