In a ruling issued on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an order by the governor of New York limiting attendance at houses of worship while allowing businesses it deemed essential to admit as many people as they wanted.

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For the first time in more than 50 years, my wife and I this year did not spend Thanksgiving with our parents or our children or our grandchildren. We have wonderful memories of all those past Thanksgivings, of those times with loved ones who have meant so much to us. Memories of long drives…

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As the days get colder and shorter, many Americans will experience what we call “seasonal depression.” Lack of vitamin C, personal interactions and social events are the root for many that experience this illness. It can cause folks to lose interest in activities, feel tired or even gain wei…

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This Thanksgiving Day is unlike others any of us have experienced. Most Americans know what they would be doing on the fourth Thursday of November in any normal year, but 2020 is not normal. Yet, even in a pandemic, Thanksgiving retains its meaning. We need to appreciate and be thankful for …

The sternwheel steamboat Belle of Louisville will return home soon, but not under its own power.

October state employment data, released Friday, underscored the lopsided way the pandemic is hitting state economies. Even with an effective vaccine on the horizon, we should expect this performance divide to continue in the months ahead until activities can get back to normal.

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COVID-19 and our response to it has dominated everything this year. There is progress in the fight, and some of it is happening here in West Virginia.

Sitting at the Books-A-Million café’ recently with Barboursville writer Barbara Pursoo, I learned an astonishing factoid about Barbara’s homeland, the island nation of Grenada, which lies just off the coast of Venezuela. “Grenada has no cases of coronavirus,” my friend told me.

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Regarding the recent letter on Cuba’s election process: Obviously, you believe the citizens of communist Cuba have a free election process there, fine enough to present to America as a shining jewel. So, why did so many of their people risk death to leave it behind? Didn’t they have a passpo…

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This is Thanksgiving week, which normally means the beginning of a slow news season that lasts until after New Year’s Day. People are taking vacations or getting ready for the new year, so not much happens other than crime and sports news.

While the incumbent president continues to resist a meaningful transition, it is not too soon to reflect on some lessons from our 2020 national political experience.

When you’re trying to write something interesting and profound, but the words won’t flow the way you need them to:

A tractor-trailer accident on an Ohio River bridge in Cincinnati last week may have forced people in that area to consider the need for tolls to build new bridges in high-traffic areas.

2020 has been one strange year; “normal” is on hiatus. Having presidential, state and local elections in the midst of a pandemic made this year’s voting activities complex and challenging.

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Well, Joe Biden mentioned a dark winter. What is it, a global reset of the economic system? You will have high crime. Poor health care. All property will go to the feds. You will be reduced to a shell -- a nothing -- and get a little check once a month.

Pardon the cliché, but Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine put on a master class during a 30-minute stop at Tri-State Airport Monday to talk about the COVID-19 situation in southeast Ohio.

Put yourself in the grandstand at Wheeling Island stadium, the evening of a state high school football championship in AAA between Cabell Midland and Morgantown. Midland has been trailing the Mohigans for three quarters. It’s now fourth and one at midfield for Midland, with Morgantown up 20-…

FirstEnergy is the utility company that provides electricity to most of northern West Virginia. For the most part, its service territory is what you might call the area north of U.S. 50.

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I am a parent of two Hurricane High School volleyball players. My girls’ team, two other teams from Putnam County and three from Wood County were not allowed to compete in this week’s state tournament in Charleston because those counties switched from gold last week to orange this week on we…

In the mid-1980s I was able to enjoy a few days of vacation in Israel. Most of the time was spent in and around Jerusalem, but one day I figured I needed to see Tel Aviv.

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About a year ago, it was noted in this space that there’s a theory in economics, physics and other fields called the “edge of chaos.” It says complex systems need a balance between stability and anarchy. If there is too much stability in a system, it cannot adapt to changing conditions and s…

This week Huntington remembers two special memorials created a half-century apart. Tragedy, grief and loss were these memorials’ raw building materials. Over time, love, support and hope connected to these memorials have given solace to many and renewed spirits, while teaching lessons to fut…

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Marshall University has experienced a spike in the number of people on campus known to be infected with the COVID-19 virus. What’s happening on campus carries some lessons for the public at large.

The Chesapeake, Ohio, Village Hall frequently posts messages on its eastern wall aimed at drivers heading onto the 6th Street Bridge leading into Huntington. My favorite message of theirs goes: “Have you prayed today?”

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Now that the Republican Party has firm control of the West Virginia Legislature for the next two years, it will be interesting to see if it can make good on a promise it made many years ago to the state’s voters.

I am a veteran that has served in the military for nearly 32 years now. I have deployed multiple times to the Middle East with the Army and Air Force. I am currently a commander with the Air National Guard. I can no longer count the number of holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries that I hav…

As a Christian I could never vote for a person or party that agrees with abortion or homosexual marriage, transgenders, etc. I voted for Donald Trump because he has spoken against abortion and homosexual marriage, transgenders, etc.

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This is an answer to a letter saying everything Trump has done is not bad. Perhaps taxes needed to be cut and regulations eased. But common sense should prevail. Why would you cut your revenue and increase spending? That is a recipe for disaster.

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There are still numerous uncertainties surrounding the U.S. presidential election, but the good news for the European Union is that its unofficial preferred candidate, Joe Biden, looks close to taking the White House. A defeat of Donald Trump, if that’s how the race ends, would mean the 27-m…

Gov. Jim Justice says he has no immediate plans to order more restrictions on West Virginia residents despite the uptick in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.

Amid the tragedy of the pandemic, one marvel is hiding in plain sight. The development of a working vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is happening at breakneck speed, a triumph of ingenuity and efficiency that has few precedents.

It’s about time to say good-bye to an old friend. My first digital camera is as good as dead.

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Here we are: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 — Election Day in America. Long anticipated, cherished hallmark of our democracy. What better way to usher in the final hours of voting than to read and contemplate quotations from champions of our freedoms and our storied past?