A few months ago, my family and I moved a little farther out into the country. We have a nice side yard and my kids love running around out there, but there is one big problem. I know that dealing with wildlife comes along with getting out of town. Even people in town have the occasional […]

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The Ohio Valley was left dumbfounded last week by reports that Dr. Roland Chalifoux was using contaminated medical supplies (i.e. “dirty needles”) on his patients in his pain management practice. Deeply concerned patients and family members, as well as the Board of Medicine, immediately demanded an investigation. This week on the show, Chris Regan and […]

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Those of you who have known me for more than a few years have undoubtedly been exposed to what my wife likes to call “one of my political rants.” She swears that she can tell when I am making a political post to my Facebook page simply by watching how I hit the keys when I […]

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Bordas & Bordas has announced a staff member’s recent appointment to Wheeling’s Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Board of Directors. Carrie Scanlon, Director of Communications and Philanthropy at the firm, will serve alongside a number of fellow Board members. The YWCA Wheeling is a Christian association dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women, along with […]

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This past February, Ray Rice beat his fiancée until she was unconscious in an Atlantic City hotel elevator. The video of that incident, which is widely available on the internet, is shocking and disgusting. Despite the horrific and unacceptable nature of Mr. Rice’s deliberate and intentional acts, the NFL suspended him for just two games; a […]

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The weekend that Ohio Valley football enthusiasts look forward to all summer is finally here. Yes, the OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Charity Football Classic and all its exciting festivities have arrived once again. While I love football just as much as the next guy, Sunday night’s Ohio vs. West Virginia matchup (O-H!) isn’t what I’m most […]

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This spring, I was fortunate enough to be hired as the Communications and Philanthropy summer intern at Bordas & Bordas. Each week is a new adventure, and I can honestly say that I have been so busy with a variety of different tasks that it seems impossible to become bored. My first few weeks here […]

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We still do not have all of the details surrounding what happened to the Malaysian Airline’s flight that was shot down over the Ukraine border last week. It seems clear enough, however, that the plane was brought down by a military-grade surface-to-air missile and that the plane, carrying hundreds of innocent civilians, was hit while […]

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The news recently broke that Valley Pain Management in McMechen, West Virginia has been reusing needles and using the same vial of medicine or saline on more than one patient. Even those who use intravenous drugs know that the first rule of “shooting up” is to always use a new needle. So how could medically […]

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For those of you that received an AARP bulletin/newspaper, you will note in the July-August 2014 edition that there was a special report on antipsychotics in nursing homes. This article, written by Jan Goodwin, discusses a case involving Patricia Thomas, who went to a California nursing home with a broken pelvis. The only prescriptions that […]

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