Coronavirus is impacting all sorts of business Last weekend when I was in Houston for our National Speakers Association Winter Conference, one of the topics discussed was the coronavirus. For professional speakers, it is a big concern since speaking at conventions or conferences is a major ...
We never know when disaster might strike. When it does, we need for resources and help to be readily available. The Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department is working to make sure that is the case here in Belmont County. The BVFD expects to soon be approved as an official disaster shelter by the ...
There is a disease going around, and I’m not talking only about the coronavirus. It’s a political disease, and it seems to be spreading, especially among certain politicians who are looking for yet another way to expel President Trump from office. Last week on the ABC program “The ...
Why in the world is the federal government continuing to pour tens of billions of taxpayer dollars into little-used mass transit rail projects? In a digital age with increasingly popular and affordable door-to-door ride-sharing apps, universal use of cars by all income groups and the ...
There is a battle going on here within the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, a formidable force of centrist, conservative and liberal Democrats whose backgrounds range from union halls to businessmen and women. A key figure in the battle is committeewoman Heather Kass, who is running for ...
Many of us have little detailed, direct control over our investments. For most people, those funds are locked in 401K funds and other instruments through which we save money for retirement. That means other people make most of the decision for us. But for those who can and do make ...
The Russians are like the devil. Each gets blamed (or credited) with more than they are responsible for. Intelligence officials recently went to Capitol Hill where, according to The Hill, “they briefed the House Intelligence Committee about Russia interfering in the presidential race in an ...
By froma harrop Creators Syndicate I know this is an outlier story. It’s about Brooklyn brownstone couples who pay over $2,000 for professionals to choose and care for their houseplants. Houseplant designing is a service being offered to the urban and suburban gentry. One such “Plant ...
The verdict in the Harvey Weinstein sex crimes case was described as both a disappointment and a victory. Some court watchers felt the shamed movie mogul should have been found guilty on all counts. Others said the decision ushered in a new era for survivors of sexual assault and tamped ...
Overcrowding at the county jail was a topic of discussion — again — by Belmont County commissioners last week. Commissioners noted that the jail has a capacity of 144 people — while the average daily number of those in county custody is about 190. Those excess inmates have forced ...
The White House has been walking into a coronavirus trap. By pooh-poohing worries about the virus and saying everything is under control, it is setting itself up for the charge, if things get even a little bad, that it was self-deluding and overly complacent. It will be accused of making ...
Can we acknowledge no real conservative would vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders over President Donald Trump? Voting for a socialist to stop the populist automatically disqualifies you from ever talking about conservatism. You can rationalize it and say that four years of Sanders would be ...
Bernie Sanders’ victories in the inaccurately counted Iowa caucuses, the crisply conducted New Hampshire primary and the Nevada caucuses have made two things clear. One is that the Vermont senator, elected and reelected to Congress as an independent, is on the high road to become the oldest ...
A long period of uncertainty has come to a close in Monroe County. For many months, there was considerable doubt about the future of the Monroe County Care Center, a 60-bed nursing facility in Woodsfield that had been owned and operated by the county for decades. In recent years, the center ...
The saying “In like a lion, out like a lamb” is often used to describe the month of March. It’s a very transitional month — beginning with winter and entering the spring season on the 19th this year — thus ending the month a bit milder. This winter really hasn’t been that bad, ...
A little more than a week ago, I had the chance to do one of my favorite things. It is a simple thing that not everyone would find thrilling. It is something that families used to do to pass some time together. And it is something I have been doing whenever I have had the chance ever since I ...
Growing up in Pittsburgh we had a big family — I have five brothers. On Sundays, we always had a big family dinner. Mom would cook all afternoon. We all sat down for dinner and said grace together. I wish there had been video back then so I could see what it must have looked like. As ...
Everybody hopes for a financially secure retirement plan at the end of their working years, but the truth is most Americans haven’t been able to save or prepare enough to reach that goal. While more Americans are saving more in 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts, according to a ...
At first glance, it seems strange that members of two public bodies dedicated to the welfare of Steubenville residents would not trust one another. Blame their members’ experience with disagreements over just what is best for the community. Surely enough trust — backed up with a ...
This week, Bernie Sanders made waves when he merely reiterated his lifelong warmth toward the viciously evil Cuban communist regime. Brushing off the human rights violations of Fidel Castro, Sanders explained: “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba, but you know, it’s ...