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Bills are moving forward
February 25, 2012 This past Monday, Feb. 20, was the last day a bill could be officially introduced in the Legislature. more »»
The Daily Grind
February 25, 2012 Throughout the past 26 years, I have traveled and spoken on the subject of grief. more »»
GOP’s hatred could cause backlash
February 25, 2012 Jack Germond, the recognized sage of many campaigns, once wrote that in 1968, George Romney — who was then seeking the Republican presidential nomination — made so many misstatements that he placed... more »»
Nurses acknowledged at capitol
February 18, 2012 This week in the Legislature there are bills being passed, moving through committees and being introduced. Here in Charleston on Feb. 15, we celebrated West Virginia Nurses Association Day. more »»
A lack of creativity
February 17, 2012 Mitt Romney has never been particularly known for originality, but last week he came up with a stellar description calling himself a “severe conservative. more »»
White House has long history of presidential pets
February 11, 2012 As we celebrate Presidents Day, a review of some pets that spent time in the White House over the last century or so is in order for those of us who love history and, more importantly, pets. more »»
What’s up at the Kump Education Center?
February 11, 2012 Mary Frances Merrin, the newly elected president of the Kump Education Center, wants people to know what is happening at Kump Center. more »»
Tea Party gives its notice
February 4, 2012 No sooner than he got the bad news from South Carolina, Mitt Romney did what he does best; but then he went negative with righteous indignation. more »» 
The weak and the shrewed
January 28, 2012 Newt Gingrich’s defeat of Mitt Romney in South Carolina seemed to come as a surprise to many in the media. more »»
Put some spin on it
January 14, 2012 Perhaps for an older generation of Republicans, the focus on the presidential nomination as an ideological exercise is a bit bizarre. more »»
An echo of tedium
January 7, 2012 Mitt Romney’s campaign has been grounded on a set of platitudes, filled with red, white and blue appeals and images of his patriarchal solidity. more »»
Out of Iraq, back in the U.S.
December 24, 2011 Barack Obama’s decision to pull the remaining American forces out of Iraq was both wise and courageous. more »»
I can’t go home for Christmas again
December 17, 2011 I’m sitting here looking over the lines of a poem that I wrote a few years ago when Christmas was heavy on my heart. I was longing for Christmas like it used to be ... simple and unadorne. more »»
I can’t go home for Christmas again
December 16, 2011 I’m sitting here looking over the lines of a poem that I wrote a few years ago when Christmas was heavy on my heart. I was longing for Christmas like it used to be ... simple and unadorne. more »» 
The party Obama rebuilt
December 10, 2011 The Democratic Party, after the demise of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, became less an advocate for social equity and more a herald for civil rights and the environment. more »» 
Enjoy the holiday season in Upshur County
December 3, 2011 The silver bells never chimed as well as those ringing on Buckhannon street corners. more »»
Traditions change in the GOP
December 3, 2011 Douglas Kiker of NBC news once gasped when observing the presidential campaign of George Wallace, “They’re all Southern! The whole United States is Southern. more »» 
How to choose a ‘winner’
November 19, 2011 For most of the press corps, this has been the buzz about the inevitability of Mitt Romney. more »»
Business as usual without TEA Party
November 9, 2011 I find it quite amusing that the likes of John Kerry and moveon.org claim the actions of the S&P were a “TEA Party downgrade.” I quite honestly have no problem in taking at least a little credit. more »» 
Pocahontas takes you to the mountaintop and the stars
November 5, 2011 Were any of us surprised as we flipped on our televisions to the Weather Channel and saw our own Snowshoe Mountain acquiring its first deep snow and icy winter wrap? Our Thanksgiving rendition of a... more »» |
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