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Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays: FIGHT!

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays: FIGHT!

This Christmas season, like every Christmas season, we are getting the chance to revisit the age-old conflict between those who say "Merry Christmas" and those who say "Happy Holidays." One's choice of holiday greeting can quickly become the subject of discussion, dispute, debate and finally fist fights and assaults. A...

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My Dog Pepper – My Favorite Christmas Gift

My Dog Pepper – My Favorite Christmas Gift

People often ask me what my favorite Christmas gift was when I was a kid. It's an easy call. There's not even a close second. My dog Pepper was the best. I don't exactly remember how old I was but I think I had to have been about six or...

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Recent Philanthropic Sponsorships at Bordas & Bordas

Recent Philanthropic Sponsorships at Bordas & Bordas

At Bordas & Bordas, giving back to the community where we both work and live is of the utmost importance. Listed and explained below are just a few of the many recent philanthropic sponsorships we are honored to be involved with. Since its inception, the American Red Cross has provided...

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: College Bowl Season

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: College Bowl Season

Jamie Bordas, Chris Regan and Geoff Brown return this year with a full, hour-long college bowl season preview on the Bordas & Bordas Legal Review. Watch Wheeling Central Defensive Coordinator Jamie Bordas, former State Champion quarterback Geoff Brown and noted College Football Analyst Chris Regan break down the Bowl Championship...

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Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful: Keeping Your Pets Safe From The Hidden Dangers of Christmas

Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful: Keeping Your Pets Safe From The Hidden Dangers of Christmas

From Barley and Guinness (with some help from our dog mom, Jeanne) As we prepare for the Christmas time events, we who have pets must try to remember that this can be a dangerous time for our pets. Trees, lights and decorations can be a temptation to our four-legged friends. While...

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A Mother’s Contemplation: Advice To The Younger Me And The Real Life Younger Me’s

A Mother’s Contemplation: Advice To The Younger Me And The Real Life Younger Me’s

Insomnia sucks. Well, for the most part it does but lying awake and contemplating life and all its nuances does have its advantages. Last night, as I turned off the TV, hell bent on not allowing myself to watch yet another consecutive episode of Duck Dynasty, I thought about my...

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The Story of Carmen, The Joseph Family Christmas Camel

The Story of Carmen, The Joseph Family Christmas Camel

Pappy rarely left the Wheeling area. Other than when he was in the army, he only traveled outside of the Wheeling area to visit my aunt and cousins in Arizona or pick them up from the Pittsburgh airport when they would come to visit. During one of his last visits to...

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Who is Responsible for Injuries When Companies Violate the Building Code? You or Them?

Who is Responsible for Injuries When Companies Violate the Building Code? You or Them?

For years West Virginia has embraced two contradictory concepts. On one hand, West Virginia law has always given special status and protection to those who are invited onto someone else's property. In fact, a property owner has a legal duty to maintain his property in a reasonably safe condition for...

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Are Your Oil and Gas Interests Being ‘Held by Production?’ Can You Do Anything About It?

Are Your Oil and Gas Interests Being ‘Held by Production?’ Can You Do Anything About It?

While oil and natural gas operations reaching and producing from the Marcellus and Utica Shales may be relatively new, oil and gas operations have been conducted in the Ohio Valley for many generations. Our grandparents and great-grandparents often signed leases for the oil and gas underlying their property many years...

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Take Time This Christmas to Remember Why We Celebrate

Take Time This Christmas to Remember Why We Celebrate

Around this time of year, you see commercials, signs and billboards that say "Keep Christ in Christmas." After all, the whole reason for the season is Jesus, the Son of God, coming to earth to save the sinner - each of us - from our sins, offering the only way...

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