Long before there was a school district named Fort Frye there was a fort named Fort Frye. Same location, just different points in history. Shortly after members of the Ohio Company set up shop in Marietta in 1788 they began to notice the abundance of flat boats floating right past the ...
This week, a group from our church took a day trip to the Greenbrier Resort to see fall colors. We planned months ago to leave Charleston at 8:30 a.m. on Amtrak riding to White Sulphur Springs, arriving at noon and having lunch. Each person or couple could choose whatever they wanted to do ,like visit shops, walk around the grounds, do the bunker tour or relax and read. We planned to catch Amtrak back leaving White Sulphur Springs at 5:05 p.m., returning to Charleston by 8:30. Many in our group had not ridden a train for years and were looking forward to the train ride. At midnight ...
By Mark Wilmoth Do your prayers usually begin with a phrase like “Dear Father in Heaven”? Bible scholar R.C. Sproul wrote in 1996: “A few years ago, a German scholar was doing research in New Testament literature and discovered that in the entire history of Judaism—in all existing books of the Old Testament and all existing books of extra-biblical Jewish writings dating from the beginning of Judaism until the tenth century A.D. in Italy—there is not a single reference of a Jewish person addressing God directly in the first person as “Father.” The Jews might refer to God ...
J.J. Barrett WVU Extension Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! A chance of frost is in the forecast as the growing season winds its way down. Many gardeners perform a fall cleanup and plant a cover crop such as winter wheat in the garden space. However, vegetable gardening can ...
Nahum Ward was a prominent early Mariettan, owner at various times of 100,000 acres of land and of a showcase home in Marietta. Nahum Ward was serious-minded, but he dreamed big. He promoted his land with newspaper ads in the eastern U.S. He even made a year-long trip in 1823 to Scotland ...
Climate change and economic growth are often thought of as opposing forces, but there is growing evidence that ambitious climate action can not only protect the environment but also be a powerful engine for jobs, investment, innovation, and overall economic resilience. In West Virginia, where energy, coal, and natural resources have long defined the economy, state legislators are beginning to respond – though with a mix of ambition, caution, and areas still to be filled in. Below is an exploration of how climate action supports economic growth. Moving toward renewable energy sources ...
