Jun 20 2011 - 6:49pm
When I joined the military, I committed to protect our nation.
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Jun 20 2011 - 8:59am
While today's rising generation of young West Virginians may have difficulty finding exceptional role models at the top levels of our government, this wasn't always the case for Mountain State youngsters. Granted, we may have to go back nearly 150 years to find true heroes for our young people to emulate--but they are there, waiting to be rediscovered. Read more
Jun 19 2011 - 6:26pm
“Christians simply leave it in the hands of God.” A quote from a Catholic Father regarding the threat to all of us drowning in the swarm of us; that is, Homo sapiens.
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Jun 19 2011 - 1:23am
To the people of the Old Testament God's name was so holy that no one could say it. "Yahweh"... was only written YWH as there was such a chasm between God and humans... especially our worthiness to touch...speak... be in contact with the Holy of Holies Read more
Jun 18 2011 - 10:28pm
The Lone Star State has always captured the imagination of the rest of America. From its beginnings with tough individualists like Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, Texas has asserted itself as a place where people can grow a new life for themselves or a family. Today, it's doing it again, with fully 37 percent of all new jobs in the U.S. being created in Texas. That's nothing short of amazing. Read more
Jun 18 2011 - 5:24pm
People in conservative circles across West Virginia are beginning to ask variations on this same basic question: "Is Bill Maloney on a ghost train in his quest to overtake Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin?" Those asking this question note that they have seen very little of Maloney since his Republican Primary victory several weeks ago. And they wonder what kind of money Maloney can put together for the upcoming fall campaign. Read more
Jun 17 2011 - 5:32pm
I have a flower garden. It consists mostly of zinnias, cosmoses and marigolds with a few calendulas. The zinnias and marigolds have proliferated. They are now in full bloom with some generations wilting and new generations budding and flowering. It is a glorious sight to see, particularly in late evening when the sun, low in the west, directs its eye point-blank at the garden. I can view it out my front window where I sit in my easy chair. Its looks in the sun like a Saturday football stadium with its thousands of faces.
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Jun 16 2011 - 5:09pm
In October 2008, when the 15 member countries of CARIFORUM (CF) individually signed a full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the collective European Union (EU) of 27 countries, much was made of the promise of increased benefits to Caribbean countries. Two and half years later, the promise remains unfulfilled.
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Jun 16 2011 - 5:06pm
America will celebrate her 235th birthday on July 4th!
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Jun 16 2011 - 5:00pm
Just to be clear, I think Col. Gaddafi is one of the worst atrocities ever visited upon the planet Earth. However, he is the sovereign leader of a nation, one with whom we have done big time business, commercially and politically, for years.Now that President Obama has approved the use of armed predator drones against Libyan forces, the U.S. has effectively declared war, begging the obvious question: in how many other places will he open up these kinds of military floodgates?
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Jun 16 2011 - 4:05am
WOW...we were impressed with the blow up mattress... supplied with it's own power pump that inflated the queen size sleeper in just seconds... but were astonished that within a short time... it was evident this amazing resource was leaking air. Read more
Jun 15 2011 - 4:11pm
Next in the series from Come Home. Love, Dad, published by Bernard Street Books, a memoir about my father, Samuel Reuben – a truly extraordinary man.
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Jun 15 2011 - 4:04pm
We appear to be at a momentous point in our human story, the culmination of all our activities as a species to date, an ironic chapter in which those characteristics that have made us so successful -- our inquisitiveness, creativity, and inventiveness -- threaten our survival.
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Jun 14 2011 - 4:55pm
When I grew up, there were wonderful dads that were the staple of television. These TV dads were an ideal that we all realized was a bit too perfect, but these dads (and moms, for that matter), made us feel good. I liked Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont on “Leave It To Beaver”). I liked Steven Keaton (Michael Gross on “Family Ties”).
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Jun 14 2011 - 4:50pm
My libertarianism comes out strongest with my opposition to our endless foreign adventures, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, but including Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, etc. I've made it clear in past commentaries that I'm opposed to foreign aid to all countries -- including, but not limited to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Pakistan -- all of which receive huge amounts of money from a nation that has plenty of problems on the home front -- and that frankly is busted, flat broke, insufficient funds.
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Jun 13 2011 - 4:47pm
Diogenes (412-323 BC) was born in Sinope, a Greek city on the shore of the Black Sea in Pontus, which today is in Turkey. He was a Cynic philosopher who believed: “A man’s happiness is best promoted by the decrease in his wants, rather than the increase of his income.”
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Jun 12 2011 - 11:14pm
The culminating press conference with Oliver Luck and Dana Holgorsen is over, and things are quieting down a bit up in Morgantown. But what a cost to the fans of WVU and its football program across the state. Defenders of Oliver Luck will say that "hindsight is 20/20," but great leaders are possessed of foresight, at least to some degree. Luck should have seen the inherent difficulties with his two-coach arrangement from the start. Read more
Jun 12 2011 - 9:16pm
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -
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Jun 10 2011 - 6:21pm
After returning from an intensive three-week trip to the U.K., Belgium and the Czech Republic, talking with many people in business and scouring the print media, a few conclusions slam one right in the face:
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Jun 10 2011 - 5:25pm
Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident, or miscalculation, or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.
—John F. Kennedy, U.N. Speech, 1961
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Jun 10 2011 - 2:26pm
Any fairminded person realizes, especially in the wild world of collegiate sports, that fans and donors to a university have to be flexible, especially with a new hire, whether in a new head coach or athletic director. No one is perfect, and both roles require a unique individual who can handle stressful, multiple tasks. Read more
Jun 9 2011 - 5:56pm
At their retreat in Guyana on May 21 and 22, Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Heads of Government are reported to have noted that the preamble to the revised CARICOM Treaty focuses exclusively on ‘economy’ and does not speak to ‘society’.
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Jun 9 2011 - 5:40pm
Next in the series from 'Come Home. Love, Dad' published by Bernard Street Books, a memoir about my father, Samuel Reuben – a truly extraordinary man.
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Jun 9 2011 - 8:43am
Some Marshall football fans might find the trials and tribulations of the WVU football program an entertaining carnival to watch lately. However, the real takeaway from this complete debacle is to have a better understanding of human behavior when dealing with personnel matters. Oliver Luck, whom all called brilliant when he came in as WVU's Athletic Director, has quite possibly done himself in due to a lack of basic awareness of what makes coaches tick. Read more
Jun 9 2011 - 3:02am
A long power outage provides time for less activity and thoughtful meditation. Read more
Jun 8 2011 - 4:22pm
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted quickly to nationwide antinuclear protests re-ignited by the still-out-of-control radiation disaster at Fukushima, Japan. The Chancellor first ordered the powering-down of the seven oldest and most dangerous reactors in Germany, and she halted plans for any new reactor construction.
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Jun 8 2011 - 12:27am
By William Loren Katz
The New York Sunday Times on November 28, 2010 published noted historian Geoffrey C. Ward’s review of a biography of President Theodore Roosevelt [TR]. Read more
Jun 7 2011 - 4:23pm
I’m an avid skier and this past season I took on a role I never expected. I became the “helmet police,” whenever I saw people not wearing a helmet. I did my police work in a polite, respectful manner, but I couldn’t help but get a bit more passionate when I confronted “Parental Hypocrisy” in its finest: with skiing parents and their kids. Parental Hypocrisy is not taught in Parenting Classes or is a recommended Parenting skill or style.
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Jun 6 2011 - 4:22pm
Editor's note: This is updates my May 28, 2011 column on Medicare for all
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Jun 6 2011 - 3:21pm
Despite recent strides made in the study of Clean Coal Technology, environmentalists like President Obama still have their hearts set on getting America weaned away from energy derived from coal-fired power plants. This will be very tough and quite expensive to do, since almost 50% of our country's energy is derived from coal and nearly 90% of our energy reserves come from coal. No country can change that overnight. Read more
Jun 5 2011 - 6:19pm
A history professor who was never asked to give a commencement address, nevertheless, had a dream of what he would say to mark the occasion to the class of 2011, had he been asked. He dreamed that he would tell them that he wanted to talk to them about the graduation gift that their parents did not give them.
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Jun 5 2011 - 3:33am
(Former Delegate Pat McGeehan is Chairman of the WV GOP) Read more
Jun 5 2011 - 12:56am
When George Bush started bailing out corporations and Barack Obama continued we were told that those corporations were too big to fail. The dangers of massive corporations dragging down all of us were noted, they were bailed out, and were they then downsized? Nope. What is up with that?
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Jun 5 2011 - 12:12am
One huge economic story last week--and a sign of the times--came out of Atlanta. Soda giant and American business icon Coca-Cola is looking closely at being listed on the Shanghai stock exchange as that main Chinese market begins to take steps to develop an international board. Over the course of its long history, Coke has only been listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Jun 3 2011 - 5:57pm
The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, June 3 that Ford has developed a three-cylinder engine for cars built and sold in the U.S. market, which I'm assuming will also include Canada (Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/06/ford-unveils-three-cylinder-engine-for-us-market.html).
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