“War on Coal” Proponents Rejoice! Recently the EPA threw a giant bone to the coal and power industries by regulating coal combustion waste as solid waste instead of the hazardous waste that it actually is. The EPA’s recent implementation of CCW regulations are the culmination of a nearly decade-long political fight over the regulation of coal combustion waste that required…[...]

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WVU celebrated its birthday this month on February 7th. Happy “148” West Virginia University! Hallelujah!!!  I have a new graduate from WVU.  My son, Ryan, graduated in the fall from WVU.  Ryan is out there pounding the pavement looking for a job.  Hopefully, he is going to be successful very soon.  Ryan also celebrated a birthday this month.  Happy 25th…[...]

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February 26, 2015 Contact: Carrie Scanlon Wheelhouse Creative t: 304.905.6005 c: 304.830.1498 carrie@wheelhousecreativellc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WV SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RULING IN FAVOR OF DALTON WOOD Charleston --- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued its opinion today, delivered by Justice Menis Ketchum, finding that the West Virginia Secondary Schools Athletic Commission (SSAC) rule prohibiting a review of ejections…[...]

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Some members of my church family and I are returning to the small village of Maraita, Honduras this summer to continue our ministry to the people of the country. Through Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International (www.bmdmi.org), we will be providing medical care as well as eye examinations and administering medication. Last summer, we helped build a church and were…[...]

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This is how one of my Monday mornings started. Some of you might have seen my post on Facebook, but for the rest of you, here’s a funny story. First thing on a Monday morning as I was getting ready for work, I was heading down the steps to let the boys (the dogs) outside while carrying a load of…[...]

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Every six weeks or so, one of the girls and, yes, it’s usually Marilyn,sends an e-mail out to our fellow staff membershere at Bordas & Bordas about getting together to get something to eat at Drover’s Inn and Restaurant and to (invariably) talk and talk and talk. Not everyone makes it each and every time there is a get-together but…[...]

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One morning, I woke up to find three inches of snow on my car and a forecast that predicted another three to four inches by evening, followed by temperatures dipping below zero, then more snow. Wonderful!  This means that the chances of the snow on the ground melting before the next blast of snow was nil.  With a lot of…[...]

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Please take a minute to peruse the Central Blood Bank notice I received in the mail yesterday. Check and see if you are available to donate blood at the above blood drive located at Wheeling Hospital, 1 Medical Park, Wheeling, W.Va., in their Auditorium B (Basement Level) during the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. So many lives can be…[...]

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Did you know that several states have laws on their books that you must remove all ice and snow from your vehicle before moving it or you can be fined? It only makes sense to clear off all of your windows before driving, but I did not know that you must clean the roof and hood as well.  If ice…[...]

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All too often we tend to view e-mails and text messages as informal means of communication. We joke with our friends using our work computers and say things that we would probably never say in a written letter.  Just a word of warning about that.  The content of e-mails and text messages can often look very, very bad when examined…[...]

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