The John Newell who was born near Burgettstown in 1796 and who moved to Pughtown, and had children with Lydia Edie was a man of many talents. He was an early entrepreneur in a manner of speaking. In addition to being a tanner and a…
….No, the post office is not to blame for your newspaper being a day late last week. We delayed delivery of the paper from the printers until Wednesday afternoon due to the heavy coat of ice on my driveway. I have a healthy respect for…
My church is a part of a denomination, the Church of the Nazarene. We are a part of the West Virginia North District. The Superintendent of that District is essentially my boss. One of the ways that he gets information to his pastors is through…
If you read my column on even a semi-regular basis you know that frequently research for one column leads me to something different, yet related, to write about in upcoming issues. Last week, the statement that Nessly Chapel was the “first Methodist Protestant Church in…
…..If the newspaper industry wasn’t fighting uphill to survive the business downturn from the pandemic, the WV Legislature has provided us with yet another challenge. The move to require legal advertising only on the State’s website would be a death knell for many small newspapers.….What’s…
I started practicing law in Hancock County close to fifty years ago. Alright, forty-seven years ago in 1974, to be exact. Most of the time, in that first year or two, I never travelled further from my Weirton office than the Courthouses in New Cumberland…
When I talk or write about issues that are pretty personal for people I like to use the phrase “getting in your kitchen.” Today I’m not going to stop in your kitchen. I want to talk about something that is going to get all the…
….When the West Virginia Legislature convened to do the “people’s business” on Wednesday, the people were conspicuously absent.…..Gov. Jim Justice’s 2020 Executive Order prohibiting visitors to the Capitol unless they have appointments remains in place for the 2021 Legislative Session. That means those seeking to…