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Marshall Memo: Commissioners Say Marshall County in Strong Financial Position

“We believe Marshall County is in a sound financial position,” county commission president John D. Gruzinskas, stated while presenting the county’s 2021-22 budget message. “We also want to thank all those who worked in the development of the budget, county clerk Jan Pest and her staff ...

Pie-in-The-Sky Policy Won’t Stop Climate Change

During the Vietnam War, an American general was paraphrased saying he had “to destroy the village to save it.” This phrase may be the motivation behind President Biden and the liberal left who want to eliminate fossil fuel use in America. Now President Biden’s stated goal is to ...

Time for Bold Action in W.Va.

Earlier this week, West Virginians witnessed something almost unheard of across this country: Leaders from both parties coming together for a constructive conversation about the future of this great state at a time when the stakes couldn’t be higher. Rather than infighting, insults, and ...

Clock Ticking on Session — and Tax Deal

Here we are, the final week of the 2021 legislative session. Today is day 55 and lawmakers are prepared to power through until the gavel comes down at midnight Saturday, April 10. I feel somewhat redundant here, but once again all eyes are on House Bill 3300, the current vehicle being used to ...

Marshall Memo: Relay for Life, Adventures at Grand Vue Park, and Sonny Allen

Members of the Moundsville Lions Club were challenged to be one of the teams participating in this year’s American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Marshall County. The challenge was made during the program at the Lions Club meeting this past week, at which Trish Weinschenker was the ...

Empty Tomb a Monument to Victory Over Death

Most authorities agree that a missionary, Mr. Roberts, first introduced the lovely Bermuda Easter lily, which so many of us enjoy today. Many of the Easter lilies which symbolize the Resurrection in churches everywhere are Bermuda lilies. Thousands and thousands of lily bulbs and stems are ...