Culture

‘There’s a reason we’re baptized in water’

There’s no doubt our water is in the news. President Trump recently reversed a stream protection rule. Municipalities around the nation struggle with aging water systems.  And according to preliminary totals from the Beverage Marketing Corporation, the U.S. drank more bottled water than carbonated soft drinks in 2016. Bottled water volume […]

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This slice of ‘Trump Country’ isn’t hopping on the boycott Budweiser bandwagon

Inside the dimly lit Mason Jar Saloon nestled along U.S. 19 on the outskirts of Morgantown, West Virginia, billiard balls clang into one another while Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” blares from the jukebox. The walls are plastered with signs supporting coal miners and touting American pride. One bears the slogan […]

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