………I was impressed with the number of people who turned out for the Moving Forward Together meeting held Saturday. To my knowledge, aside from WVU Extension representatives, those in attendance were from the Newell coalition. I arrived early and sat and talked with almost all…
……October 1st – 7th is National Newspaper Week. While we don’t need a week to tell you what we do (we do that every day), I think we do need to tell our readers how newspapers have changed and adapted to the economy and to…
What a week we had at the Lynn Murray Memorial Library last week. The most exciting thing, is having the kiddos back in here with us. We’ve started our weekly evening events again now that everyone is settling in with their school schedules. So…
LOVE LETTER TO A SMALL TOWN, ,,,,,,Last year I wrote a “Love Letter to a Small Town” in this column a few days before the Riverfest. The annual event was my nephew Brian Webster’s favorite event, and he worked hard as a member of the…
……Things are moving along for the sale of the old New Cumberland Municipal Building. Mayor Will White tells me that the online auction is slated for October 17 and a walk through of the building has been slated before then. Progress is ongoing on the renovation…
I’ve sighted the enemy…….It is us and by us I mean the media. I never thought I’d say that. The media was the harbinger of truth. Writing fact-based articles quoting both sides and keeping their personal opinion to themselves.. Just like every defendant is entitled…
………..Is the mark of a leader one who has a vision? It’s more. I think that a leader also needs to be able to make others not only see that vision, but embrace it. If former superintendent Suzan Smith hadn’t had the vision for a…
…………… As I write this column it’s 8:00 p.m. Sunday and the West Virginia Derby is set to go off momentarily. I am saddened by the demise of the many activities and pageantry which once took place on the premier day of racing in Hancock County.…
Shannon and I joined the hoards of mothers and daughters who went to see the Barbie movie this week. It was at the Plaza Theatre in Weirton (which is quite Nice) and not only little girls, but Moms of all ages showed up in pink,…