As those of us in our 70s, 80s and beyond slowly climb that high mountain of aging, we have a clearer view of our lives, our goals, our joys and even our sorrows. This long climb often teaches us us some interesting and important lessons along the way. Now and then the a question about […]
For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks and in neighborhood streets. Now, they’re learning in school gyms and playgrounds. On a recent September day, kindergarteners at Terra Vista Elementary School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, were fitted with helmets and assigned a black-and-white […]
NEW YORK — When professional home organizer Britnee Tanner visits her clients, she often spots extra reusable bags buried under the kitchen sink or stuffed in a corner of the pantry. “They just are sneaky,” said Tanner, who lives in Salt Lake City. “I purchased a handful of these and then somehow I’ve collected ones […]
There is something about fall that makes us look at our homes a little differently. As the leaves change and the days grow shorter, we naturally spend more time indoors. We notice the rooms we love, the spaces that feel cozy and the ones that might need a little attention. Sometimes, that change does not […]
Most of my summer vegetables are winding down now, the cooling temperatures serving as a cue that their mission has been nearly accomplished. But if frost threatens before the last of my tomatoes have turned red, I’ll drape a sheet of sheer fabric over their supporting cages to provide some warmth. The white fabric sheets, […]
Safety is a top priority at the Public Service Commission, and that includes helping West Virginians protect their homes from dangerous natural gas leaks. The Commission regulates in-state transmission of gas and hazardous liquids and gas distribution lines. Our team of gas pipeline safety experts enforces federal and state pipeline safety regulations. But you, too, […]
MORGANTOWN – Del. John Williams had a sudden soundtrack Thursday morning on Wilson Avenue. That’s when a selection of members of Morgantown High’s Red and Blue Marching Band – there for a photograph at the street entrance of the school auditorium – kicked out the impromptu jams with a few bars of the fight song. […]
MORGANTOWN – Today, if you want to know how your favorite restaurants perform during inspections conducted by sanitarians with the Monongalia County Health Department, you can find out via a link on the health department’s website. County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins would like that information to be far more visible. On Thursday, the Monongalia […]
CHARLESTON – A bipartisan deal being negotiated by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito for a permitting reform package to be passed before the November general election appears to be stalled for the moment. Speaking to West Virginia reporters Thursday morning in a conference call between floor votes, Capito said she remains optimistic that Republicans and […]
Two separate overdose-related deaths at Ole Miss on Monday might have fueled interest in the Monongalia County Quick Response Team’s Save a Life Day on Thursday, as WVU students scooped up free two-dose kits of naloxone faster than anticipated. Jacob Workman of Monongalia County Health Department, the QRT’s data improvement coordinator, noted that the site […]
