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Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I was pumping gas this morning and the truck next to me drew my attention with half a dozen bumper stickers. I understand that is the point of bumper stickers, so good job! The stickers varied. The biggest one was actually the website for the…

AND THEN AGAIN by Tamara Pettit

……We are expanding our online edition each week.    While our  print edition limited us as to how many articles and photos we could fit into twelve pages, the digital edition does not and I’m excited to tell you this digital edition has more news than…

The Dogs’ Life by Shannon Sayre

….Pele has had a tough transition to his new home on Aztec Lane.  Unlike his brother, Leo, Pele has always had wonder lust…combine that with a thick neck which makes slipping out of his collar a cinch and he  is a hard dog to keep…

AND THEN AGAIN BY TAMARA PETTIT

…..Finally, just as the sun came out and the temperatures warmed we received news from Governor Justice that the mask mandate had been lifted for those who had been vaccinated. Has the air ever smelled so fresh or the grass and trees been so green?…

Reflections by Jeremy Alger

I can imagine five different responses when a person quotes some famous thinker. The first is genuine interest in what is said. A second could be being impressed that someone is so knowledgeable. Opposite of that is the third, a complete disregard because someone is…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

Sometimes, we forget things…sometimes we never knew them. How many of us remember that the world’s greatest sales person came from East Liverpool, Ohio? I lived here for about four or five years before I ever knew that. I can remember quite clearly when I…

Reading Nook By Kirsten Pierce

I’m sad to say that we’ll meet Wednesday for story hour for the last time until fall. But I’m so proud to tell you that our kids have learned the alphabet from A to M, how to sign each of the letters in ASL, learned…

And Then again by Tamara Pettit

……West Virginia is once again losing a Congressman. The State’s population decline of 3.2 percent in the 2020 Census means that we will go from three to two congressman and our voice in “the peoples’ house” will be diminished. Our State is not alone. Surrounding…

Our History & Our Heritage by Bill Kiefer

Thomas Campbell was centered on his church at Brush Run close to the border between Southwestern Pennsylvania and the extreme Northwestern section of Virginia. Alexander Campbell, was residing a few miles away in the area of Virginia near the Pennsylvania border known as Buffalo, after…