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Cracking the code: Facts and truth are important

Business

During my corporate life, the company I worked for was part of a crew doing a workover on a gas well. Suddenly we hit something hard, shallower than it should have. Whatever it was, we couldn’t get any deeper. Everything stopped while we all tried to determine what was going on. The first guess was our measurement was off or the pipe tally was wrong. Well records and history were reviewed. Phone calls were made to confirm, with well records at the corporate office. An entire morning was wasted trying to solve the problem. I was standing on the rig floor when one of the new rig hands ...

Medal of Honor Monument least we can do for recipients, families

Editorials

Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us — to this country we call home and they were willing to defend. Military veterans, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients … all those who sacrificed so much in their service to this country had no greater champion than West Virginia’s own Hershel “Woody” Williams, who died in 2022. And this week, just ahead of the observation of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, a bill was signed that will create the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall in ...

Early Marietta: On the Trail with an Allegheny Mountain Mudbug

Local Columns

Spruce Knob, the tallest peak in West Virginia, is 4,863 ft high. Easy to drive to the top; not so easy walking up to the top on foot carrying a backpack. That was our recent hiking trip itinerary: hike down 1,500 ft to beautiful Seneca Creek, camp that night, then hike back up to Spruce Knob. ...

Living Democracy: Voting, the power of the people!

Local Columns

To vote or not to vote, that is the question. Do you say to yourself, “My vote doesn’t count!” “One vote won’t make a difference.” “There is no one to vote for.” Or do you get ready, get set, go vote! The United States is a constitutional republic, a form of government that elects representatives that carry out their duties as directed in the U.S. Constitution. We are often referred to as a democracy because we elect representatives to make decisions, decisions deeply influenced by public opinion through voting. For a democracy to function, the citizens need to ...

Have we forgotten?

Editorials

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever remember the events and lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001? What do those words mean to the people born afterward? They are Gen Z and Gen Alpha, now. All they know is what they read in history books, what they hear from us, and how they see the rest of us living after we declared we would forever honor the memory of those who died in attacks by a small band of religious extremist terrorists. “The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead, we have emerged stronger and ...

Operation Meridian reminds how many Ohio kids are in danger

Editorials

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials conducted a heroic operation over the past month or so that has resulted in an unfathomable 79 children being recovered in Ohio, after having been reported missing or endangered. For most of us, it is a shock just to learn that many children were missing or endangered to begin with. There are likely many more, despite this being the largest missing-child operation in Buckeye State history, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Operation Meridian was conducted throughout August, according to a report by WJW. Children ages 6 to 17 ...