Long before a family named Blennerhassett made an island in the middle of the Ohio River their home, people were living and working on the island a few miles downstream from what is today, Parkersburg. There is evidence that people were on the island for thousands of years. The ...
Article IV of the United States Constitution explains the relationship between the individual States and the Federal government, as well as the various relationships between the States. The United States of America has adopted a system of government known as Federalism. Federalism is a system in which some powers lie within the Federal government and some lie within the State governments. Article IV is divided into four sections. Section 1, the “Full Faith and Credit Clause,” declares that each State is required to respect and obey the other State’s Acts, Records and Judicial ...
This week is 13 years since my wife Lynnda’s serious car accident in downtown Pinch. Her blood sugar dropped. She passed out while driving and took a 3,000-plus-pound Subaru Outback airborne, taking out a street sign and a utility pole. The car landed on a small hill, rolling over and landing on its roof back in the middle of the road. Lynnda remained in the car hanging upside down with a gash in her head. Fortunately, the ambulance arrived quickly. The force of the roll cracked a vertebrae in her neck. The seat belt and airbags saved her life. Two days later, still in the ICU on ...
Don’t be afraid to think when reading Scripture. The Bible often anticipates and answers the questions you might have. For example, in 1 Corinthians 15:35 (NIV), the Apostle Paul knows that when he talks about a resurrection from the grave, “someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” Paul then answers that question. First, Paul notes that our resurrection body will be different from the body we have now, comparing it to the planting of a seed. Plant a kernel of corn, for example, and the resulting corn stalk looks very different than ...
Before I give advice for choosing a college, I have one caveat to mention. You must understand that not all students want or need a college education. As a matter of fact, many students have chosen to attend technical schools and apprentice programs. A smart move for them because there is always a need for plumbers, electricians, bricklayers, pipefitters, carpenters, coalminers, roofers, truckers, computer technicians, etc. And they make very good salaries. Please keep these alternatives in mind as I give my suggestions for choosing the right college. If your child is a junior or ...
I am so thankful that our community provides so many good opportunities for our children to be involved with everything that is going on in the world right now. We need to protect them from all and provide an educational and safe environment. It is up to us parents to guide them. Good parenting it is a great skill and every parent tries their best and I do know that parents can only give good advice or put them on the right path, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands and depends on how strong a person they become to avoid the struggles in life and bad ...
