Last week, it was reported that dozens of residents near Duke Energy coal ash dumps in Raleigh, North Carolina were advised by public health officials not to drink or cook with their water after testing revealed that the water was contaminated with toxic heavy metals from coal combustion waste. In fact, testing revealed that 87 […]

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About a month ago, I took my oldest daughter to Moundsville to test for her learner’s permit. She had turned 15 in February and was very eager to get behind the wheel.  Many of her friends failed the test the first time and even the second, so I was fully prepared to take her home […]

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West Virginia is ground zero for the prescription drug epidemic. We lose more people per-capita to this scourge than any other state. The addictive power of hydrocodone and other man-made drugs far exceeds that of even once-feared street drugs like heroin or cocaine. In fact, nationally, prescription drug overdoses are now more common than those […]

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If you’re ever in St. Clairsville, do yourself a favor and have lunch at the Newellstown Diner. It is located at 145 W. Main Street. Since several of us (including Jay Stoneking, Ellie Wallace, Jason Causey and myself) were relocated the Bordas & Bordas St. Clairsville office a year ago, we have discovered one of […]

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Growing up in the country I was always around family and friends who loved hunting.  When my daughter married a man, Nick, who also loved hunting, it wasn’t anything new or unusual to me.  When he passed along his love of hunting and sportsmanship to my grandson, Owen, I wasn’t surprised.  Owen has proven to […]

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It’s that time of year again when a lot of families are hashing out their summer vacation plans. There are many choices:  beach, cruise, amusement and water parks, all-inclusive, maybe even a trip to a foreign country– for most families there is something for everyone.  But what to do when the family cannot come to […]

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Many of you may recall the news last year about the assassins’ game that many teams of high school teens join from our local high schools. This is a game where you are a target for a set amount of time.  If you get “assassinated” in that timeframe, you’re eliminated.  If not, you remain in […]

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Do you know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you are traveling and your car goes over a dip in the road? It doesn’t happen too often anymore because of interstate travel, but if you drive over the secondary roads down through the mountains of West Virginia you can still […]

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Most of us have certain expectations about how we would like to be treated at a doctor’s office or a hospital. We would all like to be treated with respect, care and compassion and we certainly don’t want to be kept in the waiting room for hours.  One expectation that we should also have is […]

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I remember hearing the slogan when I was growing up: “Reading is FUNdamental.” I couldn’t agree more.  Reading is a fundamental building block for a successful life and career.  But it’s also fun.  It should be a joy to read, not a drudgery!   That’s why my wife and I read to our daughters from a […]

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