After 17 years in Wheeling, growing the Ziegenfelder Co. alongside my beautiful wife Lisa, and witnessing Wheeling’s cycles of growth and quietude, a distinct vision for our city has taken root within me. It’s a vision not born from a boardroom, but from walks along the waterfront, ...
Americans have recently witnessed an unprecedented level of protest on university campuses regarding the Israeli response to a terrorist attack in October of last year. While the freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental to our American way of life, the students protesting the State of Israel should have been taught the history of Hamas, and its refusal to cease and desist from suicide bombings, or politically recognize Israel as a state. If the students had been properly educated, they may have made very different choices regarding these radical and angry ...
Jacob Utt from Moundsville Middle School and Takoda Barton, Emily Gatts and Chloe Pickett from Sherrard Middle School are being recognized for their outstanding knowledge of West Virginia history by being named the 2024 West Virginia Golden Horseshoe winners in Marshall County. Given every year since 1931, the Golden Horseshoe test assesses student knowledge of state government, history, economics, geography, and current events. The Golden Horseshoe test is not a statewide competition which means 8th grade students compete against other 8th graders who attend school in their own ...
Here we are, with West Virginia’s primary elections on Tuesday and the conclusion of one of the more vitriolic campaign seasons I’ve ever witnessed. I’m a political junkie, but this campaign season has been political overload, with all the TV and radio commercials, mailers, and even text messages from candidates. I know many of you feel the same way because you let me know. Medium Buying, a company that focuses on broadcast media ad buys, did a breakdown of how much Republican candidates for governor paid for their media ad buys, determining that more than $22 million has been ...
This Mother’s Day will be the 46th Mother’s Day without my mother being physically alive. I only had 17 Mother’s Days with her, and yet I can’t stop thinking about her from time to time. I lost my mother to cancer when I was 17 years old. She had three forms of cancer — breast cancer, lung cancer and brain cancer. I don’t think there is a day I don’t still think about her. She died when she was 36 years old. If your mother is alive, honor her. I am sure she made mistakes, but she’s still your mother. Some mothers have given up their jobs to stay at home to take ...
Eleven Moundsville city employees were honored at this past week’s council meeting following an announcement by city manager Rick Healy. Healy said, “I remembered that May is National Military Appreciation Month and started thinking about members and veterans working for the city. “A little background — In 1999, Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciation for troops past and present. It serves as a reminder of the profound contribution made by service members. “Each year, the ...
