General Election 1968…..A Tale of Two Sheriffs …..The 1998 race for Sheriff of Hancock County was hotly contested. Despite a county that was heavily Democratic, Republican Ralph Patrick was a popular candidate. He had the advantage of having a Weirton address with family from the…
……The season is upon us for ghosts and goblins, inflammatory political rhetoric and my most hated election tactic of all….push polls. …….What is a push poll? It’s a campaign marketing technique all dressed up in neutral garb intended to provide you with a favorable opinion…
from Tim Reinard
The television and I have always had a complicated relationship. I loved to watch it, but hated the way it looked in the room where I watched it. I think it’s genetic. My mother enjoyed the tv, but did not like the way it looked…
……..Apologies that my news coverage has not been as robust as I like it to be, but I’ve been out of commission with my knee. No accident, no injury waylaid me. Maybe a twist or turn don’t know, but I was in agony/ The x-ray…
……….When I entered the cramped Hancock County Commission Meeting on Friday, I felt like I was tumbling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. I never know what will transpire. I always feel I’m late to the table to get the information I need,…
……In a hastily-called meeting Friday at 9 a.m., Hancock County Commissioners Eron Chek and Paul Cowey voted to contract with outside legal counsel to guide them in awarding opioid funds to Family Care Excellence. Assistant Prosecutor Mike Lucas is the assigned attorney for the County…
……My mind filled with so many memories of politics past and better economic times when the Hancock County Commission honored past county commissioner, John Sorrenti. It wasn’t just about the 18 years Sorrenti spent on the Commission, it was about his lifetime of service to…
…….The 4th of July reminds me every year that it’s great to be free. As an observer of the Democratic process in action, I am constantly reminded of how precious the government we have in place is to keep that freedom alive…..and how that freedom…