It seems like just this week alone there was a huge surge of teachers engaging in inappropriate conduct with their students. A female teacher and ex Miss Kentucky in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, about 45 minutes from me was charged with four felony counts of distribution or display of obscene matter to minors, when she sent nude pictures of herself to one of her middle-school students. Read more
Progressives are the most innocent among us and should never accept blame.
Right.
Last week, I wrote a very thoughtful column on the progressive movement and their tenacious attempt to desensitize the most innocent among us, our children, to their liberal ideology. Understand, this progressive mindset always involves “skirting” or challenging God’s Word and insists morality be placed on a sliding scale. Read more
It would seem Mayor Steve Williams would like for Huntington, West Virginia, historically one of the most conservative cities in the Mountain State, to become the East Coast distributor for progressivism and liberal ideology.
In prelude to this column, understand that in a 2015 Herald-Dispatch opinion piece, regarding the mayor, I wrote, “I’ve always considered Mayor Williams an honorable man, with a successful track record, committed to making Huntington a better place to live.” Read more
Okay, shoppers...are you ready? You have waited for this weekend all year. You carb loaded on Thanksgiving Day...trained all year....now here is where those Zumba classes pay off. Black Friday!!!! Read more
Thanks for our loved ones, that although they may be hooked on drugs, that they are still able to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. Please watch over them and do not let their chairs be empty next year. Please let angels protect them and may give them the guidance to seek recovery for their addictions. Read more
I am writing today on the twentieth anniversary of my father's death. Every year I am hit with a little sadness as the holidays begin. As I think back through my life, I think the thing that has changed the most is how I view the holidays. Read more
West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda, a former congressional candidate who lost his bid in 2018, has announced he is running for president in 2020. While those who voted for him view him as a valiant underdog who will fight to make sure West Virginia's struggles are addressed in the 2020 election, conservatives feel like he is another West Virginia character like Jesco White or Boone County Ninja who will only prove to be another embarrassment to the state. Read more
A wise preacher I once knew said, “Don’t complain about what you permit.”
That challenge has resonated with me for the past 35 years. How often in life, do we find ourselves complaining about the world around us, but do absolutely nothing to enact change? Read more
Liberals never cease to amaze me at their incessant ability to create new forms of evil in our nation. In fact, it’s all they’re capable of producing. Without God’s precepts and the resulting parameters of decency, the dominating influence in their lives is their carnal passion. Read more
The United States of America owes an immeasurable debt to our veterans of the armed forces. These men and women gave their lives or risked their lives defending our freedom. Veterans Day is the day of the year that we thank and honor those brave veterans for their service...obviously we owe them much more than one day of thanks. However, with national focus on Veteran's Day, it is a perfect time to draw awareness to the high suicide rates amongst our veterans. Read more
Overdoses are down in the overdose capital of Huntington, WV. According to The Herald Dispatch " So far, Cabell County has seen less overdoses in each individual month of 2018 compared to the same months in 2017. October 2018's total 76 overdoses, for example, are far less than the 139 overdoses reported in October 2017." Read more
West Virginia faces a stark choice in the Manchin-Morrisey race.Joe Manchin is the last Democrat holding Federal office in our state; his defeat would leave John Perdue the de facto leader of the state’s Democrats, and end a 50 year political dynasty begun by his uncle.
Carol Miller doesn't need our endorsement—she has the NRA, WVCDL, the Farm Bureau, and several pro-life organizations including WVFL, and perhaps more importantly, the endorsement of the X-factor in WV politics, President Trump—but she has it anyway.
Rail Passengers Association President and CEO Jim Mathews has called on Amtrak management in an open-letter to take passenger rail in the U.S. into the 21st Century and lead surface transportation policy. Read more
Per the most recent Gallup poll results, Congress’ approval rating is at a whopping 16 percent. That’s the lowest it’s been since July 2016, when it hit 13 percent. Read more
Carol Miller doesn't need our endorsement—she has the NRA, WVCDL, the Farm Bureau, and several pro-life organizations including WVFL, and perhaps more importantly, the endorsement of the X-factor in WV politics, President Trump—but she has it anyway. Read more
Charleston, W.Va.—Secretary of State Mac Warner initiated an 8-week program called “Project Election Protection” to educate the public on election security, proper conduct during the election and illegal campaign activities. This project is designed to provide our voters with the greatest confidence in the integrity of our election processes and final results.Read more
Andrew Gillum is the Democrat candidate for Governor of the Sunshine State. (My home away from home for the past 30-something years.) Running as a Democrat he espouses the usual tax and spend rhetoric mixed with socialism that has become the party norm for Democrats. Gillum's platform is the usual empty promises laced with generalities and feel good nonsense. Why is Gillum's election important to anyone outside of Florida? The 2020 Constitutionally mandated census. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series has postponed the Oct. 23 lecture, “After Populism,” by Dr. Jan-Werner Mueller of Princeton University.Read more
Yes, President Donald Trump has, indeed, divided America. But not in a bad way.
The “Trump Factor”, which employs many successful attributes, is exacerbated by an unapologetic approach by the president to put “America first” in every decision he makes. This lack of “political correctness” has exposed a growing dichotomy of ideology in our nation and driven people into their metaphorical corners. Read more
We are truly living in a new world. Society is changing everyday. For argument's sake, we are going to establish that addiction is a disease. This is not a column stating if it is or why....this is about the ramifications of "Socially Accepted Addiction"(SAA).Read more
Brave soul, 'twere well if all the same would say, And artists aim their patron's wish t'obey. What signifies a wart, or e'en a scar? Leave both, skilled hand, and paint us as we are.
The Blue Light flickered. The Die Hard Battery just stalled. Can Kenmore's days be numbered. Sears is filing for bankruptcy.
Another piece of my childhood slides into oblivion. I remember my brother and I spending hours flipping through Sears Christmas catalogues preparing our lists to Santa. I recall Icees at Kmart and flipping through the album section for the latest rock releases. Read more
My frantic search of the Sunday paper was in vain. No TV Guide. My world was crushed. It did not fall out. It was not forgotten to be put in. My local paper, The Herald- Dispatch decided I did not need it.Read more
While working on the geriatric floor of the mental health hospital I work in, I discovered an AC/DC "Highway to Hell" CD. A few days later I witnessed an older patient in a Black Sabbath t-shirt. Read more
AJ Dawg just doesn't understand....."Discrimination" she growls. I agree with her. Who would not want to rent to a cute little Shih Tzu like AJ Dawg? I mean....everyone wants to stop and pet her as we walk down the street.....BUT....few want to rent to her. Read more
Although I spent many years away from her, the River City of Huntington, WV is my home town. I spent parts of my boyhood there, but my Father’s moves pulled me far afield and I also grew up in Ohio, Virginia, and California. After High School, I became a Navy sailor, and, as one would expect, saw even more of the world and country. These travels give me a somewhat different perspective on my hometown than those who spend their entire lives hanging their hats on a hook in Huntington. Read more
“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!” The military order “Havoc”, was a signal given to the English military forces in the Middle Ages directing the troops (in Shakespeare’s colloquialism “the dogs of war”) to pillage and create chaos. Read more
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