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MOV Climate Corner: Why West Virginia’s rivers deserve a voice

I’ve stood on the banks of the Ohio River at sunrise, watching the water move steadily past. In moments like that it is easy to believe our rivers will always be there for us, unchanged. But working with communities across West Virginia has shown me a different reality. Our water shapes our health, our economy, and our future. In West Virginia, water is more than a resource. It’s part of our identity. It’s where families gather, where kids learn to fish, and where generations have built their lives. It’s also the source of drinking water for communities that depend on it every ...

Grow beyond the need for revenge

Brett Blair tells about a Swedish woman whose husband dumped her and took up with a younger woman after 17 years of marriage. In his divorce filing, the man claimed the downtown apartment where they had been living. His soon-to-be ex-wife agreed to give up the apartment, but asked for 3 days to pack and move out. She hired movers and cleared her things from the apartment. Then she sat down with a glass of chardonnay and a pound of raw shrimp and celebrated being rid of that jerk. After finishing her snack, she took some of the shrimp shells and put them inside the hollow core of each ...

Cabbage, a great addition to a spring garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Summer is here, if only for a few days. This second week of April feels more like June. It's been a beautiful week as we look forward to the growing season for 2026. I see many gardeners preparing the soil as we get closer to Mother's Day and the last chance of frost for our area which is around May 12. If you're completely new to vegetable gardening and want to enjoy your own homegrown produce this year, there are several things you can do to make your garden more successful. Choose raised beds and containers if you have clay soils. If you ...

How does your Heavenly Father think of you?

Reuben Gonzales is simply known as “The Legend” in the world of racquetball. Back in 1985, in the early days of Gonzales’ career, he was playing Max Hogan in a best of 5 series. With the series tied at 2 games each and at match point in the deciding game, Gonzales hit a forehand kill shot that the referee called “good” and awarded the serve and momentum to Gonzales. But Gonzales confessed to the referee, saying, “It skipped” and yielded the game and match to Hogan. Afterward, when reporters asked why he had been so honest when the referee’s mistake would likely have made ...

The last men

I've often read stories about the "last person killed" in a conflict. If only they hadn't been present at that time and place, their families must have thought. So it was with two early settlers, both named Sherman. One warm, humid June day in 1794, Abel Sherman went out to find his missing ...