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Do you remember where you were when the pandemic started?

Late last night I returned from a business trip to Houston where I spoke at the Global Plastics Summit on the advantages for manufacturing in the Shale Crescent USA region. I was part of a panel discussing The Changing International Dynamics of the Industry. Plastics are an increasing part of ...

The ‘aha moment’ that really got to me

Last week, I informed readers that we would be sharing the stories of some amazing “Women of Progress” this past Monday-Wednesday. It was a project I was heavily involved in, and one that I truly enjoyed. As part of preparing those reports, we asked the women we interviewed to address ...

Fun ways to get outside when the weather warms up

Spring fever is officially here. Between glimpses of warm, sunny weather intertwined with moody, cooler days, most of us are itching to get back outdoors in some way or another. After the winter weather has kept us all inside more than we’d like, it is time to get outside again. And ...

Tracking our ‘Progress’ from a female perspective

The Times Leader, along with our sister publications The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, will launch our annual “Progress” edition on Monday, bringing our readers six special sections over the course of three days. Each year, we provide these supplemental looks at aspects of ...

We are doing a lot of things right in our region

A couple of weekends ago Lynnda and I rode the Greenbrier Express Winter Special from Cass, West Virginia, to the small mountain village of Durbin, West Virginia. Pulled by a 100-plus-year-old steam locomotive, the train follows the crystal-clear Greenbrier River through a wilderness portion ...

Looking back on the history that defines us today

I am a historian at heart. As a kid, I read all kinds of books, but my favorites were historical accounts and historical fiction. That led to my college studies and my bachelor’s degree in history. Today, each time I do an interview and write an article, I feel that I am recording a tiny ...