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 ...
We talk about how divided our society and political discourse are today. Avoid discussing politics at family gatherings, we say; don’t want to trigger an outburst from Aunt Edna or Cousin Eddie. This pales compared to the deep divisions during the Civil War: North vs South, Slave vs Free, ...
This week, Lynnda and I were in Toronto at the SelectUSA Canada Roadshow. The event is hosted by the U.S. Commerce Department Commercial Services to encourage direct foreign investment in the USA. We had a business dinner in Morgantown last Friday with our friends from Israel who are looking for a location for their U.S. R&D Center. They flew home Saturday after a productive week and meetings with the governor, secretary of state, secretary of commerce and business leaders. The state people, business community and people of West Virginia were helpful and welcoming. Hosting foreign ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
