A new Ohio River Museum building rises like the legendary Phoenix from the remains of the original building. Soon a new Museum will tell fascinating stories of life on the river. One of the prime exhibits is a real steamboat, the W P SNYDER JR., a living relic of the steamboat era. The Sons ...
In my previous Climate Corner column, I discussed “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” the explosive new documentary from journalist Abby Martin, which details the U.S. military’s role as the single worst institutional polluter on our planet. The film had its Columbus and Cleveland premieres last weekend, both of which I’d planned to attend. Keen-eyed observers may have noticed, however, that we’ve spent the better part of the past week buried under ice and snow, which had the unfortunate impact of hampering my travel plans. Never one to miss a chance to unleash his special brand of ...
If you are an amateur bird watcher like me, you have likely noticed that the group of birds you see in the winter is somewhat different than those that you see in the summer. Just as is the case with the human population, some birds stay here for the winter while others leave town and fly ...
Preparing for our trip to Turkey, I was a little anxious. The first major overseas trip for Lynnda and me was to Tokyo, Japan, a few years ago. Shale Crescent was part of an economic development mission with the West Virginia Development Office and several other companies. Then, I was concerned about the long plane trip, over 20 hours. I thought we would be traveling as a group, then learned we were on our own. We were told which hotel we had to be at and when. That created anxiety and stress. Lynnda and I were on our own in Tokyo, a huge city with over 35 million people in the ...
Tensions escalated in Minneapolis recently after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by Federal law enforcement officers after Good allegedly used her vehicle to target an ICE officer. The New York Post later reported that Good was involved with ICE Watch, a loose coalition of activists in Minneapolis working to track and disrupt ICE operations. Acting on her anti-ICE views, Good was uncooperative in a traffic stop and accelerated her vehicle toward an ICE officer, who reportedly shot Good in fear for his own life and safety. A day later, ICE officers in Portland, Oregon, ...
