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Woman feels plumb dumb for home improvement projects
I’m wiped out.

June 15, 2013
Abandoned coal camps a reminder of days gone by
Some southern West Virginia coal camps seemed a good place to leave behind.

June 14, 2013
America's security, privacy separated by a fine line
The scope of the government’s eavesdropping on Americans is breathtaking, with revelations of such Orwellian import they should frighten us into burning at the stake anyone involved in information technology.

June 13, 2013
The good, the bad and the ugly are looking the same
The Obama administration needs to start handing out cowboy hats.
The good guys get the white ones, and the bad guys get the black ones. That’s supposed to be the easy way to tell them apart. However, some of the white hats are getting pretty dirty.

June 8, 2013
Remember: When one is threatened, we are all at risk
One reason that Southern West Virginia is such a special place is the sense of community that is woven through so many lives here.

June 7, 2013
All aboard! Legislation may shed anti-pet train rules
You might say I have a dog in this fight.

June 5, 2013
Memorial Day should be more than just a Monday
I said a prayer for veterans last weekend as I gorged on hot dogs, s’mores and watermelon.

June 1, 2013
Graduation, changes that come with it, can be tough for families
Nothing can be more traumatic than a lump in the throat at high school graduation.

May 31, 2013
Strategies may change, but war on terror is not over
It’s good to know that the war on terror is finally over. It was all so ugly, what with the beheadings and bombings.

May 30, 2013
Apple didn't deserve bruising at congressional hearing
Sen. Carl Levin, one of those liberal politicians leaving few harms unvisited as he does his big-government best to limit American possibilities, decided recently to beat up on Apple Inc., a business that helped pioneer a new computer age in this country and around the world. In its innovative quest for profits, it served us all far more than any current senator or bunch of them I can think of.

May 29, 2013
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