West Virginia Black Bears fans would have enjoyed the look on Hunter Owen’s face when he arrived at Monongalia County Ballpark for the first time last June. The Indiana State […]
Opinion
Pierre joins demonstrators in the March For Science
“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.” — Edward R. Murrow Last Saturday was chilly with a cold, misty rain falling off and on. Nevertheless, Pierre and several other dogs […]
The best advice is to not advise
“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.” — Buddha In our family we have had some heavy-duty advice-givers. At times […]
Getting excited for summer blockbusters
Summer’s almost here, which means film studios will start rolling out the tentpoles. “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” ushers in the onslaught Friday. And while blockbusters normally aren’t my thing […]
Put on a good podcast while you work, play
I spent most of my Saturday listening to “S-Town.” The podcast by the producers of “Serial” and “This American Life” is an undeniably engaging true-life tale of life and death […]
Resolutions take a different tack this year — sort of
Since about birth, I’ve made basically the same New Year’s resolution: Lose weight. Clearly, this does not make me at all unique, given that it seems about half the population […]
No pet should suffer in the cold
When you follow as many animal rescue groups as I do on social media, you become pretty accustomed to seeing horrible things. On the morning I write this, my first […]
Who is the true No. 1 team in college football?
Things are starting to get exciting again. The College Football Playoff committee released its first set of rankings this week, and the poll was interesting, to say the least. Despite […]
Education means jobs
What does free education have to do with free enterprise? Many might think, “Nothing,” but a unanimous state Senate declared “Everything” last week. In a 34-0 vote, the Senate approved […]
Inject money into fighting epidemic
Admittedly, there are times when it’s not only impolite but downright inappropriate to bring up money. However, when presenting major policy recommendations or declaring a state of emergency, a framework […]
