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Powering Ohio’s Future: Coal Still Matters, Innovation Can’t Wait

Right now, California faces rotating power outages previously only seen in third world countries. Pretty soon, they’ll be coming to Ohio too — unless we do something about it now. Fortunately, President Donald Trump took a major step earlier this month to address this looming crisis by issuing three executive orders to revive the coal industry — keeping aging coal plants online, accelerating mining leases on federal lands, and rolling back burdensome climate regulations. Coal shouldn’t be treated like a four-letter word in America; we should embrace it. Last year, the rest ...

Marshall Memo: Strings Concert; City Building Progress; and Some Odds and Ends

The Marshall County Strings Program will present its annual spring concert on Tuesday, April 29, at the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts. The concert will be presented in two performances. Elementary and middle school students will perform at 6 p.m., and high school students will perform at 7:30 p.m. Audience members are welcome to attend one or both performances. Additionally, the strings program will present a check to CASA for Children Inc. This donation was made possible with funds collected at the strings benefit concert this past February. Admission for the ...

Rules Made To Be Followed

I try not to write angry. As I’ve said before, this column is not just a place for me to spew an opinion. I really do try to use this space to take you behind-the-scenes into how I choose the stories I cover, analysis of the political actions of others, and tidbits of items I can’t fit into stories. But after bearing witness to the actions of the West Virginia Senate on the last night of the 2025 legislative session, I was pretty flabbergasted. I had already turned in last week’s column Saturday afternoon and had considered having my editors toss that in order to write a new ...

Experiencing Miracles as Part of Our Daily Walk

Last week my heart sank when I watched the news. It was of a pastor being kidnapped while speaking at a prayer meeting in church. I thought “Oh Lord, how terrible!” At the time, I did not know where it happened. The truth is, in these days and times it could happen anywhere. Who can forget what happened at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Square Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018? What about what happened at a Bible Study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest African-American church in the southern ...

U.S. Attorney General’s Priorities Come Into Focus

It has been two months since Attorney General Pam Bondi took the reins at the United States Department of Justice and through memos, statements, and significant decisions by her office and the White House, the priorities of the DOJ in 2025 are starting to come into focus. Combating drug cartels and enforcing immigration laws are at the top of the list for Bondi, the former Florida prosecutor who now leads the world’s largest law firm. On her very first day, Bondi directed the nation’s United States Attorneys to pursue the most serious criminal immigration-related cases, as well as ...

Marshall Memo: Knights of the Golden Horseshoe; Social Studies; and Spring Fling

Marshall County’s spring is bursting with pride, from young scholars to dedicated volun-teers. Here’s what’s happening to keep our community thriving. --- Sherrard Middle School 8th graders Brady Barnhart, Kabe Blake, James Lopez, and Drew Marling are Marshall County’s 2025 West Virginia Golden Horseshoe winners, recognized for their outstanding knowledge of state history, government, and culture. Since 1931, the Golden Horseshoe test has challenged students on West Virginia’s past and present, with winners chosen by county based on population. The four will be inducted ...