There are times in our government that shall remain in our memories forever. I’m sure when women got the vote was a forever moment. For those of my generation, the Fair Credit Act of 1973 finally meant women could get a credit card or a…
I rarely look at the mirror. In fact, I’ve sacrificed corpuscles by looking away when I shave. The guy who lives in there depresses me. He always appears ready to slink back to bed. And his face has old person lesions-the kind that hospitals use…
Ms. Kelli Talbot, Esq. WV Board of Education April 15, 2026 Dear Ms. Talbot: I write to protest the State Board of Education’s 2nd delay on Hometown News FOIA.. request. While FOIA are supposed to be delivered 5 business days after the request, I…
Once in a manager’s seminar at Mountaineer, those present were encouraged, as usual, to wake up and ask questions of the speaker. Since nobody (aside from said speaker(s)) at all wanted to be there one nano-second longer than necessary-we all had ACTUAL work to do-any…
Monday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. the Hancock County School Board will meet at the JDRIV Center in New Cumberland. ……..This marks the second meeting the Hancock County Board has had after the State takeover.. Although elected by a vote of the people, local Board…
I remember as a kid secreting our big unwieldy plug-in radio under my Lost in Space blanket and listening far past my Petticoat Junction bedtime to Pittsburgh Pirate games when they visited the west coast. On one glorious occasion, my victory whoop when Willie Stargell…
The passage of the school funding bill should remove some of the stress of whether Hancock County School Teachers and staff would be paid. The bill was amended in the Senate by 1st District Sen. Ryan Weld to add language that specifies that the 8…
………I’m still pondering how the Hancock County School District ended up being taken over by the State Board of Education. Oh, I know why it happened and I know the chronology of when it happened. The people from downstate did a good job of explaining…
Too lethargic, infirm, or unathletic For Shuffleboard? Or perhaps croquet feels a bit too competitive? Fret not, fellow old folks, and stir your fannies from the sitting room, because, boy, do I have the perfect activity for you! Imagine that badminton, paddle ball, and ping…