I’m typing this week’s column from beautiful Adventures on the Gorge, overlooking the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville. I’m fresh off a unique tour of the New River Gorge Bridge — underneath. The Bridge Walk tour takes you to the catwalk beneath the famous arch bridge. If one ...

The evidence suggests that the role of the father in the United States is changing and that the male parent can contribute much more to the child’s development during the first months of life than was formerly believed. At a Rotary meeting that I attended, a pediatrician doctor who is very ...

Six Marshall County sites will take part in West Virginia Day on Tuesday in Moundsville and Glen Dale with a scavenger hunt, organized by the Grave Creek Mound and the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library. A scavenger hunt guide can be picked up at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological ...

It remains to be seen what U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin will do in 2024. Will he seek the Democratic nomination for another term in the U.S. Senate? Will he make a third-party run for U.S. President? Will he take a guest spot on “The Masked Singer?” Regardless of what he does, Manchin, D-W.Va., ...

Before West Virginia was a state, the impact of coal formed the makeup of America. Coal has a long, rich history of spurring economic growth and energy production—and that shouldn’t change anytime soon. Washington Democrats have had little respect for the deep roots coal has in West ...

Although the Cockayne Farmstead World War II Weekend is three months away, things have started to shape up. Last year the event was held at the Cockayne Farmstead, however, this year’s event will take place at John Marshall High School on Sept. 9-10. As to the attractions, one will be ...