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For better or worse, alcohol is woven into the American boating and fishing experience. It is an ever-present summertime theme for country music hits such as "Pontoon" -- or the more direct "Beer On A Boat" -- but each season accidents remind us that it can be a recipe for tragedy as well.
For better or worse, alcohol is woven into the American boating and fishing experience. It is an ever-present summertime theme for country music hits such as "Pontoon" -- or the more direct "Beer On A Boat" -- but each season accidents remind us that it can be a recipe for tragedy as well.
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Hatfields & McCoys
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To say the past few weeks have been challenging for the Obama administration would be an incredible understatement.
I wonder? In Mark Caserta's column on May 16, he begins with "what may be the largest political coverup in our nation's history ..." Of course, he refers to Benghazi.
Every spring brings its share of high school pranks.
Better, direct communication might ease some of the tensions related to the Huntington-Cabell-Wayne Animal Control Shelter.
I think it is time for an upgrade or change of location for the state track meet. Surely there is a site that has parking for the many people who travel to this event.
Most of us want to believe that problems can be surmounted if we work diligently or throw enough money at them. Unfortunately, that is not always true.
The food served to students has received a lot of attention in Cabell County Schools over the past few years.
The Huntington Police Department tip line is a joke!
Second-term presidencies in this country have frequently been rife with scandal.
In response to the letter regarding the U.S. Postal Service, I believe that what is occurring with the USPS is the same thing that is occurring throughout America: Companies and governments have promised benefits that they cannot pay for or no longer want to pay for. The U.S. Constitution "authorizes" the establishment of post offices and post roads; that is all. The government is not required to operate, fund or oversee the USPS. Congress only interferes with the agency's operations instead of letting them run their business, which they do without government funding.
Editorial: Lower DUI threshold requires more study
From one perspective, the nation has made significant progress in reducing the number of people killed in highway accidents involving drunken drivers.
The Division of Child Protective Services in West Virginia -- a sub-agency in the Department of Health and Human Resources -- handled 1,569 child welfare cases in March of 2013, according to the latest data available from DHHR. On a more personal note, CPS workers took custody of a 2-year-old boy after he was found wandering alone in Charleston twice in two days earlier this month
We want to encourage you to reflect on the drastic need for organ and tissue donors.
The high school graduation season is in full swing.
An obvious tenet in selling any product is first making potential buyers aware of it and its benefits, particularly people who may have a built-in interest.
Residents, if you have pets, be observant. With the approach of warm summer months and the grass growing season, please check your property for any unauthorized spraying of any unknown herbicide, which may injure you or your pets.
The administration of justice sometimes is difficult to understand.
I just finished the article on the recent addition of Muslim works to the Marshall University library.
If I am to believe the Bible is inerrant, without any errors, mistakes, or contradictions, "God-breathed," and to be obeyed to the letter -- that is with no "picking and choosing" -- then I have a few, sincere questions about laws found in the Old Testament.
Dark clouds are forming over America's public universities as the Wall Street mind-set spreads across more of our institutions. A decade of excessive spending based largely on unlimited student loans is looming dangerously over a major national asset.
