Are you the type of person who stands by and says nothing? Do you let others confront the imminent issues, but you remain silent? Long before I was born, racial issues have had devastating effects on our nation. I suppose that is something that I was somewhat sheltered from when I was young girl. Today, […]

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A teenage summer is incomplete without attending a few concerts. Whether it’s a major music festival like Jamboree in the Hills or Lollapalooza, a small coffee shop concert or a packed arena, there is music out there for everyone. I have seen Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay, Beyonce and Journey plus a few others in […]

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This year at Jamboree in the Hills, Bordas & Bordas handed out cell phone wallets, a pouch to put on the back of your phone to hold credit cards, money or whatever you can fit into it. It was an awesome giveaway.  When you are handing these kinds of things out at events you get […]

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Our Lady of Lebanon’s 2016 Mahrajan will be held this year on Aug. 14 at Oglebay Park in Wheeling. For more than 80 years, the parishioners and extended family members of Our Lady of Lebanon have hosted this celebration of their heritage and the Assumption of the Blessed Virginia Mary.  I remember going to the […]

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“USA, USA, USA, USA.” I can hear the chants now as athletes from across the globe head to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. From gymnastics to basketball, rowing to judo, the United States always boasts top contenders. I have always been fascinated with the Olympics. Okay maybe not fascinated – more like obsessed. […]

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A conversation that I often have with friends this time of year is about where everyone is planning to take a vacation. Since moving to the Ohio Valley, I have learned that Myrtle Beach is the go-to vacation destination for people in this area. The Outer Banks also seems to be a popular choice. While […]

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With the temperatures rising this time of year, I began thinking of all the ways we can keep our dogs safe during the hot summer months, and how to make this weather a little bit more enjoyable for them. Most of these pointers are just common sense. 1.         If your dog spends a lot of […]

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For me, as student at Wheeling Jesuit University, school was out for the summer by the second week of May. I had a week to myself before starting my summer internship at Bordas & Bordas. This was mostly spent winding down after final exams and making plans with my friends and family for the rest […]

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We probably have all thought about the need for a Will, but all too often put if off saying that we will get to it later. The problem is that sometimes things happen unexpectedly and then it’s too late.  I am just as guilty as the next person, so I thought I would write a […]

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In 1993, before Bill Clinton stepped into the oval office, President George H.W. Bush wrote him a letter. Short, gracious and encouraging, the letter conveyed the departing President’s honest good wishes for the success of the man who had defeated him in a tough election. His letter conveys the overwhelming sense that Clinton was now […]

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