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For Innumerable Great Blessings in Our Lives, We Thank You, Lord

Thanksgiving is a particular time, like the bright and shining poetic moments of Camelot, to express gratitude for our own particular circumstances. It has been my custom for several years now to share with you my own personal litany of Thanksgiving. Looking over these pieces for the last ...

A Thanksgiving Buffet of West Virginia Politics

Gov. Jim Justice is likely giving thanks right now with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., planning to retire at the end of his 2024 term and spending the next several months on a tour of the U.S. to find himself. Justice also is thankful, I’m sure, to have another poll showing him with a ...

Time To Lift Each Other Out of Life’s Trash Can

Did you see the story? A man in his 80s stops for gas on his way back home from Bible class in Detroit, Michigan and got mugged. It was not in the dark, but in a lighted area. He was not at a lonely stop, but there were a number of people who were pumping their gas watching it happen. They even ...

Marshall Memo: Kindness; Loving a Parade; and Christmas Bazaar

Today (Saturday) at 2 p.m. is the Moundville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. The route runs along Jefferson Avenue from Second Street to Eighth Street. WJMH Media, the student run broadcasting services of Marshall County Schools based at John Marshall High School, will provide a live ...

Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Will Equal W.Va. Jobs

West Virginia is heading into a time of economic growth and expansion with the creation of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub. This groundbreaking project has the potential to transform the state’s energy landscape, create jobs, and drive economic development for years to come. ...

How Will The Dominoes Fall After Manchin’s Exit?

For years, I have talked about writing a book about West Virginia political dynamics over the last nearly 14 years called “Domino.” The book would focus on the state’s political history beginning in 2010 with the death of former U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a giant in Congress and in the ...