As rural areas reopen for business, questions remain about what precautions are expected of us and what we can reasonably expect from our neighbors. Much is still unknown about the SARS-CoV-2 virus. So let’s look back at how we managed a different one – HIV. It was the best of […]
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“Next week, classes will be online, but we’ve got an hour to brainstorm ideas for our environmental education class,” I told my students. That was March 12, 2020. After a week of monitoring the news, the surreal had happened: The threat of the coronavirus consumed the small campus where I’d […]
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Teenagers in the United States are informed about their political world and capable of effectively evaluating political leaders, including President Donald Trump. This statement runs counter to stereotypes that adults tend to hold about teens. Ask most adults to describe the political abilities of the typical American adolescent and you […]
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“Hey, Bub. It’s Bill Withers.” Those were the words that greeted me the first time I spoke with the songwriter behind “Lean on Me,” “Just the Two of Us,” “Lovely Day” and “Grandma’s Hands,” who passed away on Monday, March 30, at the age of 81. We had arranged for […]
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The Trump administration recently released its budget blueprint for the 2021 fiscal year, the first steps in the complex budgetary process. The final budget will reflect the input of Congress, including the Democratic House of Representatives, and will look significantly different. However, budget drafts by presidential administrations are not meaningless […]
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Seeing “Dark Waters” itself is a surreal experience for someone born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia, at least in part because I never thought I would see a story about my hometown on the big screen. “Dark Waters” is an eco-thriller produced and starred in by Mark Ruffalo. It […]
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