The Way I See It Art Smith One of the worst floods in Parkersburg history came not from the rivers, but from a hilltop overlooking the city. Today there is a quiet park at the top of Quincy Street. It can be reached by car, or you can take the stairs. Nearly 200 of them will ...
Living Democracy Betsy Cook “We the People,” the three most important words in the Constitution, gave the power to govern to the people. That had never been done before. The right to vote is the most powerful tool citizens of the United States have to protect our democracy and the rule of law. The Constitution gives states the authority to run elections (Article I, Section 4). There are 50 different plans and procedures happening on and before the National Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Ohio will have its Primary Election on Tuesday, May 5 to vote for candidates to be on the ...
By Mark Wilmoth More than 300 years before Christ, the Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “Anybody can become angry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not easy!” Society bears the scars from anger expressed at the wrong time and in the wrong degree. For example, the U.S. Department of Justice reports that only 21% of murders are committed by strangers, while friends and acquaintances are responsible 54.3% of the time, and 24.8% of all murders are committed by family ...
Early Marietta David B.Baker Comedian George Carlin used to say that people or things he did not like should be “phased out,” for example, people who attempt to harmonize the final refrain when singing Happy Birthday. He was not wishing people dead; it was just his amusing way of ...
By Linda Eve Seth A banana is an elongated, edible fruit — botanically a berry — produced by several kinds of large treelike, herbaceous flowering plants. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – and the fourth most important food crop globally, after wheat, rice and maize. About 80% of bananas grown globally are for local consumption, and more than 400 million people rely on the fruit for 15% to 27% of their daily calories. They are a staple food as well as a major export commodity for many tropical nations. Affordable and nutritious, bananas have long been a supermarket ...
The Way I See It Art Smith When Franklin Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, he wasted little time getting down to business. The sweeping changes he made would help steer the country out of the Depression and back to work. He also made sure they could drink a beer if they wanted ...
