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MOV Climate Corner: W.Va. residents deserve answers

Residents of West Virginia are seeking answers to their questions about proposed data centers/ power plants in their communities. These include a 500-acre data center in Tucker County, the 150-acre ammonia plant and 200,000-square-foot data center which are part of the Adams Fork Energy project on the Logan-Mingo county line, and the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) project in Mason County. The center proposed in Mason County will “include a power plant, hydrogen production facility, carbon dioxide storage facility, and data center complex.” There are no federal ...

Early hunting nearly wiped out Ohio’s wildlife

When hunters take to the woods of Washington County this year, they will be looking for white tail deer that can be found abundantly in our woods and sometimes on our highways. Prior to the arrival of the European settlers in the 1700s, the area had an incredibly diverse amount of ...

Be thankful for failure and disappointments

Thanksgiving was this week. We are thankful for our many blessings and successes. Did you ever think to be thankful for your failures and disappointments? They can be better teachers than success. Lynnda and I have been married for over 50 years. We are thankful for finding each other and being able to stay together for 50 years. We had bouts with cancer. Lynnda had a serious car accident in 2012. My job kept me on the road a lot early in my career and our marriage. We are blessed with three children and nine grandchildren. Lynnda and I connecting was a result of failures and ...

The French Connection in Hawaii

Sometimes Marietta connections turn up in unexpected places. My wife and I visited the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The iconic Iolani Palace stands out in bustling downtown Honolulu. Should we visit? Sounded interesting – but with traffic jams and parking? Good luck with that. We decided to ...

Bird migration about more than just the seasons

Just about every morning, I walk my dogs past Oak Grove Cemetery in Marietta. By far the most numerous birds I encounter are vultures, both turkey and black. It is not unusual for me to see more than 100 vultures warming themselves in the morning sun on their favorite trees. I appreciate these neighbors of mine, and am grateful for the important work they do cleaning up wildlife fatalities. Turkey vultures, the adults of which have featherless red heads, are more numerous by far. They have been residents of this region for as long as bird record-keeping has existed. Black vultures, with ...

Millions are connected to the voyage of the Mayflower

Moving to a new area is always challenging. Moving to a whole different part of the world as the weather turns toward winter can be particularly difficult. That’s exactly what a group of 102 people did when they headed to what would become their home when they boarded the Mayflower ...