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Show Gratitude For Those Who Gave All

Editorials

Memorial Day will feel a little different this year, as across the country, communities are also preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of adoption of our Declaration of Independence that created what we now know as the United States of America. It was the beginning of what some have called “the American Experiment.” Even before that day there were those willing to die for what they believed this country was becoming. Data for American Revolutionary War deaths — 23,800 of them — usually begins with 1775. After that, there have been at least 83 conflicts, battles, ...

March For Freedom Not Forgotten This Memorial Day

Editorials

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 endless ranks of that forgotten legion slip by, file after file, in ghostly procession never ending. They materialize, these war dead whom we honor Memorial Day, somehow, when the eye wanders idly across old grave markers to halt at a small obelisk with worn carvings making the words almost ...

Steven Allen Adams: It's Time to Get Involved

Local Columns

After the recent primary election period, I think we could all use a break from politics for a bit. This is when I traditionally re-publish a Memorial Day column with some minor changes from year to year to keep the column relevant. In that piece, I write about the Memorial Day parade in my hometown of St. Marys, W.Va. "It starts with a parade downtown, led by a color guard represented by almost all the branches of the armed forces — Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard," I wrote. " Traditionally, they lead the parade to what remains of the Hi Carpenter Bridge … Once the ...

Youngstown State's Bill Johnson: We're Here to Stay In The Valley

Local Columns

The patriots who built America were known for their strong statements, such as Virginia House of Burgesses delegate Patrick Henry’s declaration, “Give me liberty or give me death.” 250 years later, with the future of Ohio’s higher education system caught up in our state’s gubernatorial campaign, let me make an equally emphatic statement: Youngstown State University isn’t going anywhere! In fact, it’s not even in the conversation. I’m glad to see our community show its Penguin Pride and rally to YSU’s defense, but we’re uniquely suited for being part of the solution, ...

Welcome To Wellness Weekend Once Again

Editorials

Whether you’re running, walking, walking with a four-legged friend, biking, climbing over, ducking under or getting around – or just sitting back and watching others do all those things – there’s something for you Saturday and Sunday at the Ogden Newspapers Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine. Thousands will converge on downtown Wheeling over those two days to test their endurance and strength, to get out and get active and to join others with that common goal of celebrating fitness and family. And while so many people tackle challenging race courses and obstacles, ...

Turn Out For The Nailers In This ECHL Playoff Run

Editorials

The Wheeling Nailers are in a spot they haven’t seen in 10 years ­— the ECHL Kelly Cup semifinals. The Nailers began their Eastern Conference Final series in Florida on Friday against the Florida Everblades. They’ll play one more game in the Sunshine State before heading back to West Virginia for two, and possibly three, games at WesBanco Arena. And when they do come back, they need a raucous crowd in the arena cheering them on. There have been plenty of fans at WesBanco Arena through the Nailers’ current run. But why not make the party even bigger? This team has come ...