Facebook and other forms of social media have some good things about them. It is a way to see photos of nieces, nephews and children of friends and a way to keep up with the community. WTRF and WTOV Facebook pages provide “breaking news,” and many worthwhile charities and other organizations can promote their causes. […]

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As of late, I have been thinking about different ways that we sign away our freedoms every day to more easily participate in the modern world. Depending on the need, some would say we forcibly give away these rights to participate.  Though I am conscious in some small way of doing this, am I knowingly […]

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Dear Punxsutawney Phil: I send you this urgent letter as my personal plea for your last minute assistance in hopes that you can make a difference. When you emerge from your cozy little den on Thursday, please stay and have some breakfast.  No need to rush back into that hole.  You seem to have an […]

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On January 20, 2017, Fish Creek experienced an infiltration of “blackwater” or “slurry” from seeping of the Connor Run impoundment in Marshall County. This infiltration was significant enough to mobilize officials from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to on scene of a slurry release. And while the event itself was widely reported in […]

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