Joe Manchin has always defied labels and those of us who served in the West Virginia legislature with him often conjectured about what label to put on him. Was he a D (Democrat)? The unions thought so until they didn’t and turned on him. …
CARLA TROY WHERE ARE YOU? I have a mystery on my hands and I need you to solve it! Like many little girls I had an alter ego in girl-mystery series. Nancy Drew was probably the most famous, but she just didn’t fit with me. …
………….June’s property transfers in today’s edition reveal some interesting transfers. Ohio River Corridor, which Bryce Custer heads, owned the property upon the old Globe Brick facility ,was located. . The property was sold for $600,000 to Industrial Construction Initiative (ICI). ,,,,,Custer said he did not…
………..I had forgotten a basic principle in my adjustment to being alone again and in my quest to alleviate my sadness. “Just cause you can do something doesn’t mean you can do it well.” We’re talking about painting. I’ve been looking for projects and my…
…..The monthly property transfers ran in HOMETOWN NEWS a few days ago. I am always anxious to read them because they are a treasure trove of information. I see that the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle bought Mingo Junction Steelworks for $10,800,000. I’ve…
……Together we can accomplish much………apart our energy is diluted and our results sporadic. That certainly applies in Hancock County and economic development. …..I see where the Top of West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau are advocating for a convention and conference center in Weirton in…
…..I am beginning to think Mike Swartzmiller deserves a feature story. He is the epitome of a man of many interests. While he has been an educator and county commissioner, he has dabbled in a variety of interest such as making furniture and now painting…
….We have another chapter in what I used to refer to as “the Video Lottery Chronicles.” There have been many battles waged in committee, on the floor of the House and Senate, in the bars and behind closed doors over the money-making machines. Known by…
I’m torn between a yes or no vote on the bill making 18 the “marryin age” in West Virginia. Every fiber of my being wants to say yes! A high school kid should be worrying about final exams not wedding rings. As I write this…