We now have dates for the trials on the remaining justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals — including a date for one justice who already resigned — but not before the impeachment managers for the House of Delegates confused everyone. The morning of Sept. 11 I was given a ...

Grill fired. After some hesitation and an unwillingness on my part to admit that I really didn’t know, I offered those two words to Better Half when we were scanning the menu at Hog Heaven, a restaurant in New Philadelphia. And I said them with authority. That always helps when you ...

The campaigns for our local United Way organizations are well under way, and representatives will be going through our communities asking for contributions, planning fundraising events and raising awareness of the good done by the United Way and the various member agencies. The Weirton United ...

Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado in his new book entitled, "Unshakeable Hope," asks, "Where do you turn in a world full of despair, depression, anxiety, and instability? A world where an increasing number of people are choosing suicide out of an extreme lack of hope? How can the ...

Election Day is only a few months away, and while there will be much focus on the candidates and races, far little attention will be paid to making sure you’re registered to vote. That’s why September is National Voter Registration Month. Just for a disclaimer, I’m a former assistant ...

You would have thought I had just discovered the cure for the common cold or had invented the airplane or electricity or the automobile or the Internet. Instead, I had not only prepared but divulged the recipe for — a roll of the drum here, folks, and a clank of a couple of skillets while ...

A few days back, Nike unveiled its newest promotional advertisement, featuring Colin Kaepernick, the polarizing NFL player known primarily for kneeling during the national anthem as a sign of protest against social injustice. The ad features Kaepernick’s face, with the statement ...

First of all, happy Labor Day. Whether you choose to be part of a labor union or not, whether you're building a pipeline or teaching a math class, we all benefit from the work you all do. ••• As predicted by me and most people in the know, Clay County Delegate Roger Hanshaw won out to ...

Today’s column is all about things that have made me smile or laugh in recent days, including when I hung some wind chimes on the back porch. They were a gift given to us this past winter, which I had stashed away with intentions to put them out when warmer weather arrived. Unfortunately, ...

West Virginia has had a checkered history of election integrity, with the purchase of the West Virginia Democrat Primary for John Kennedy in the 1960 election being perhaps the most notorious. But, as recently as 2012, federal authorities obtained criminal convictions against key officials for ...

I, Nate a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, address the congregation at Marland Heights Community Church, the Ohio Valley and all who may acquire this document. May God's grace continue to be sufficient for you. I realize that many of us live in a time of great struggle, uncertainty, and strife ...

Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals announced arguments scheduled before the court in September would be moved to October. Jennifer Bundy, the court's spokesperson, wouldn't provide any additional information as to why, but it's pretty obvious. Pre-trial hearings for the ...

I go into calendar paralysis this time of year. I was reminded of that when my phone rang the other day at the office. We’re still in August here, mind you, but the caller was definitely looking ahead — to next month and beyond. He is a representative of the Jefferson County ...

This afternoon, the Weirton Christian Center will open the next chapter in its more-than-100-year history of service to the Weirton community. From noon to 4 p.m., an open house will be held at its new building on Ivy Street. An official dedication service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., at which ...

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it followed through on President Donald Trump’s executive order to review and repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP). From its inception, the CPP was a total overreach of the federal bureaucracy. That’s why West Virginia led 24 ...

Better Half and I have a lot in common, including the fact that we’re very good at what I call “order remorse.” This is a condition that apparently is not very treatable, because we have yet to be cured. There’s no panacea, no anecdote for us. History teaches us lessons, but, alas, ...

During a recent road trip through West Virginia, I thought I would use the opportunity to do a little exploring and check out a few state parks along my planned route. A few years back I enrolled in the Very Important Parks Person program, which encourages people to visit the state parks and ...

Let's take a few minutes and let God through the Apostle Paul teach us how valuable we are to our Lord. "Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. God raised us up with ...

Well, here we are. The West Virginia House of Delegates meets this morning to discuss and pass 14 Articles of Impeachment against every single sitting justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals. If it seems like we went from a slow and deliberate process to maximum warp, trust me when I ...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” For those ...