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Local Columns

The Special Session That Wasn’t

Either as a reporter or a staff member, I have been under the golden dome of the State Capitol Building for going on 15 years in January. I have seen many things, but I have never seen the confusion that was caused last week for one day over how to call a special session in December following ...

America’s Game: Army Honors 101st Airborne at Bastogne

When Army takes the field against Navy on December 14, West Point players will proudly display “Bastogne” logos on their chest. The logo honors the heroics by the 101st Airborne Division, the “Screaming Eagles,” during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. In June 1944, Supreme Allied ...

Marshall Memo: Holiday Music, Activities and More

The John Marshall High School Music Department is pleased to invite the public to celebrate the holiday season at a combined Christmas concert. The seventh annual Monarch Tidings is on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. in the JMHS Center for Performing Arts. The student-produced, one day only ...

An Educated Guess

The next legislative session is going to have several issues to tackle, including whatever Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey’s agenda will be, any possible messes left behind by outgoing Gov. Jim Justice, a likely hole to fill in the upcoming fiscal year 2026 general revenue budget, etc. But ...

Marshall Memo: A Busy Start to December

The Benwood-McMechen Public Library will have the following free activities in December. Chess Club with Joshua Phillips on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Christmas at the Library on Dec. 10 from 6-6:45 p.m. This will be a fun filled evening with singing, dancing, and a visit with ...

Are Today’s Scholastic Sports Watered Down?

I can think of no state high school athletic association that has only one division in sports anymore. The most common rationale is more athletes in smaller schools are given the opportunity to compete against schools their enrollment size at the state championships. But I believe many ...