Over the course of my life, there have been movie stars that have made me swoon and bands that I have loved, but I have never wanted to actually meet any movie stars or band members. I have never asked for an autograph, nor do I ever intend to. Why you ask? Well, it’s simple […]

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With Mother’s Day approaching very soon, I would like to share with you something that I ask you think about and try to find it in your heart to be compassionate, understanding and non-judgmental of mothers who have either given their child or children up for adoption or had them removed. No matter the reason, […]

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May 6 of each year is recognized as Wishbone Day. For those of you who do not know what Wishbone Day is, it is the day in which community awareness is promoted for the disease,Osteogenesis Imperfecta.  Many have heard of this as “Brittle Bones.” I truly was not properly informed about this condition and then I received a flyer in my […]

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Bordas & Bordas has filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that sits in Richmond, Va., on behalf of four national, non-profit organizations. AARP, the National Consumer Law Center (“NCLC”), the National Association of Consumer Advocates (“NACA”) and the Center for Responsible Lending (“CRL”) have asked Bordas & Bordas, along with […]

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IMO, the Steelers organization, performed well in this year’s draft, having selected six defensive players, three of which are in the secondary, where the Steelers performed so poorly last year. Mel Kiper, Jr. gave the Pittsburgh Steelers an “A-,” one of only four teams to receive an “A.” At No. 22, the Steelers got a […]

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Watch the videos and see the pictures. A mother slapping her child. Black men and boys throwing rocks at police. A police officer shooting a man in the back. Drone strikes on blurry human targets. Riot police advancing on crowds, behind tear gas. Armored vehicles in American cities. A dozen police officers kicking a horse […]

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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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