Editor’s note: Publication of this column was delayed by an email system error. Look for the next installment of Jackee Pugh’s commentary on local tourism in the July 7 edition. Belmont County is gearing up for an exciting summer full of events! From annual festivals to one-of-a-kind ...

Fifty years ago in Albion, Michigan, my friend Harry (who I met at a local bar) asked me to move in with him and share the rent on a farmhouse 10 miles north of town, out in the country. It meant moving out of my small inexpensive and comfortable apartment in town. I convinced John, a friend ...

My husband, Mike, and I undertook a dreaded task recently — cleaning the grill. I don’t mean that we heated it up and scraped any loose debris from the grates. I mean we cleaned it. We disassembled everything, used oven cleaner and degreaser on all the parts and really scrubbed ...

As the U.S. struggles to counter China’s dominance of mineral supply chains, Americans must recognize far more is at stake in this industrial arms race than just economic competitiveness. Our national security hangs in the balance—and quite literally so do the lives of our sailors, ...

This week is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the largest naval, air and land operation in history. Its success created a path to victory for the Allies 11 months later. Thousands of Americans died in the invasion and the battles that followed. One cemetery in France contains the ...

In a recent CBS 60 Minutes interview with Norah O’Donnell, Pope Francis said, “We have become used to the suffering of others; It doesn’t affect me; It doesn’t concern me; It’s none of my business. In this globalized world, we have fallen into global indifference. Overcome ...