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Local Columns

Marshall Memo: Events at the Strand, and Summer Adventures

Some 21 events will be taking place during the remainder of the year involving the Historic Moundsville Strand Theatre. During the month of June the activities include: - June 8 — A Shrimp Boil to be held at the St. Jude Park in Glen Dale with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the first dump ...

The Steel Needed To Build 40,000 Golden Gate Bridges

U.S. energy exports have become a critical economic driver for stability worldwide. U.S. natural gas, oil and coal have helped defang the power of dictators, proven essential to allies in replacing Russian and Iranian energy, and have become a jobs and tax revenue boon to states ...

March for Freedom Is Not Forgotten This Memorial Day

Sometimes on one of those late spring days when Memorial Day comes, you can almost see them, marching, marching onward, the legion of the forgotten dead. In the soft stillness and solitude of a country graveyard in the evening hush, occasionally you can hear the muffled beat of a drum as the ...

Honoring the Fallen This Day

As a career Naval Officer and West Virginia Congressional candidate, when I think of Memorial Day, I’m reminded of a line from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly ...

To Your Health

I usually publish my annual Memorial Day column around this time, but with all the action in Charleston last week, I’d be remiss if I didn’t talk about some of that. If you’re looking at the number of bills Gov. Jim Justice introduced for last week’s special session and the number of ...

Why Are We Paying Higher Utility Rates in W.Va.?

All sorts of things can trigger a rate increase request from a utility and approval of increased rates by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. The primary factors driving utility rate filings are the cost of operations and the cost to provide utility service. Key elements include ...