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AND THEN AGAIN…….

……..”FIRST DO NO HARM”   The Internet tells me it’s not really part of the Hippocratic oath physicians must take.   I propose we make it part of the oath Legislators take upon assuming office.  I doubt, however, Del. Pat McGeehan would abide by that rule any…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

…………..My eldest grandchild was born in a snowstorm this month..    Efforts to get from Charleston WV to Charleston SC proved futile so I didn’t get to cast eyes on her  until that next Saturday when I looked up from my seat on the floor of…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…….I have a number of issues and observations on my mind this week.  I am pleased to see how quickly Governor Justic and the Senate and House acted upon the funds for the battery plant at the old Weirton Steel Plant.  The prospect of 730…

AND THEN AGAIN……..by Tamara Pettit

How am I doing?    It’s been a month today since the death of my husband and I get asked that question quite frequently.   I don’t mind because I know the people that ask sincerely care.    Problem is I don’t really know the answer.  What’s the…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…..Television is a slippery slope and the onset of winter sets many of us on that ride downward.    I used to be very discerning about the programs I watched.   I was a tv version of a health food nut casting aside the junk food of…

AND THEN AGAIN….by Tamara Pettit

……..Old habits are hard to break.  The day before an election was always excruciating for me…and for those who knew me.  As a candidate it was a day to remember all you should have done: the doors you should have knocked on; the people you…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

     How’s everyone been? I just got back from our Library Fall Conference, and have so many things I wanna share with y’all. But first, let’s start with what we have coming up this month at Lynn Murray Memorial Library.      Sunday, October 16, at…

AND THEN AGAIN…….By Tamara Pettit

……. Whether or not you’re a fan of Country Music you had to admire Loretta Lynn.  While to me she seemed like she sang of another time, she always spoke from her heart and tackled issues that others performer thought were too controversial.    She was…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…..Is there such a thing as reverse favoritism?   Does a conflict of interest exist because someone  works/is friends/or is related to an elected official?  Let me be the first to say that I truly believe we are all distantly related in Hancock County  We are…