The Flatwoods Monster Comes Alive Again
(As October is bookended by Halloween, we thought it appropriate to recount the tale of one of the Mountain State’s most hair-raising urban legends—an...
West, By God: Telling Our Story
A person of importance walked into the room and kindly asked each of us our name, and where we each called home. When my turn came, I said, "I'm Rich ...
West Virginia’s Outdoor Heritage Needs Help from Our Senators
When I entered the Navy as a teenager, I didn't know much about the world. But as a backpacker and paddler, I knew I loved West Virginia's public land...
Is Legalization the Answer … to the Opioid Crisis?
On Thursday, January 4th, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions effectively ended the federal policy of non-interference with marijuana-friendly state l...
WV Lands on Top Ten List of Best States for Seniors
SeniorAdvice.com, based in Austin, Texas, has announced the ten states that are most and least accommodating for seniors—and West Virginia came in at ...
Let’s Have Clear-Eyed Conversations About Coal
— The sooner the better.
Since the election, I’ve been getting a lot of calls from reporters who want to know, basically, what’s up with Appalachia...
The West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act
— While popular in writing, most people don’t know what it means.
In early February 2016, West Virginia became the 26th state to adopt a “right to ...
Oxford House Offers Area Addicts a New Recovery Option
In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting, drug-free home. Oxford House, Inc., is a publicly supported, no...
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Renews Itself Again, and Again
When I first moved here sixteen years ago, Shepherdstown was seeing a new wave of neo-hippies in town, the seventh-or-so such wave since the ‘60s. Dru...
Slowing Down to Savor
Many of us have a desire to create a healthier world, and the Slow Food movement is a collection of meaningful steps towards that goal.
Once, not s...