Well, did you now that blood type is inherited, just like eye color. Certain blood types are more common in certain countries. In China, over 99 percent of the population has Rh+ blood. Different kinds of animals have different kinds of blood types: dogs have four; cats have 11 and cows have about 800. WOW, […]

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Although I have owned Siberian Huskies for 12 years, and dogs in general pretty much most of my life, I never really felt the need to take any of them to obedience class…until Scarlet. Earlier this year I decided I wanted to become involved in the show ring, and set out to find the perfect […]

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As many of you are aware, I’ve been involved with high school athletics for most of my adult life. I was first certified as a basketball official back in 1985, and 30 years later I’m still at it.  Over the years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated with what I have perceived as people losing sight of […]

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I have mixed emotions every year as fall rolls around. On the positive side, there’s college football.  I’m a lifelong Mountaineer fan, and I try my best to get to one ball game a year in Morgantown.  The rest of time I’m glued to the television, jumping, yelling and cheering like I was actually in […]

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Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love my Dad and how very proud I am of all that he has accomplished in his life. Most people know my Dad, Wilson W. “Bud” Wood, as a former history/social studies teacher at John Marshall High School, where he taught for 25 years.  However, many people […]

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Last week, my wife, Linda, and I were two of the fortunate people who were able to attend the mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. Linda and I were quite excited when we left Wheeling and made our way to our nation’s capital, hoping that we would be close enough to actually see […]

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According to a report released earlier this summer by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, West Virginia has the highest rate of overdose deaths in the United States—more than double the national average. In 2011 to 2013, there were about 34 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 West Virginia residents in 2011 […]

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Sadly, many nursing home residents and/or their families feel compelled to place video surveillance systems in the resident’s room. This is so because video surveillance can be a powerful deterrent to abuse and neglect; it can often assist in identifying and punishing the perpetrators of these offenses; and, it can be of an immense benefit […]

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I recently attended the Steel City Big Pour, a craft beer and food festival held at Construction Junction. This year marked the ninth year that the event has been held, and from the reviews of attendees, it sounded like this year’s event was the best yet. With more than 40 brewers offering samples of up […]

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Each and every day brings a new series of challenges, surprises, joy, sadness and many unpredictable events that can activate all sorts of emotions. Sometimes we find ourselves anticipating what we believe tomorrow may bring and then tomorrow comes and the situation for that day has you wondering how things happen.  Sunday was one of […]

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