Tuesday was a great day for Belmont County! I had the privilege of attending the ceremonial lantern lighting to kick off the renovation of the Black Horse Inn. That structure, first partially erected about 1807, will soon be the new home of the Underground Railroad Museum now in ...
Dear Editor, There is an old saying, “history doesn’t always repeat but it certainly rhymes.” The Bible is like that. In Ecclesiastes 1:9 we find the following verse, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” When I ...
Dear Editor, It’s officially summer in the Buckeye State, and as temperatures rise it is crucial we have access to reliable and affordable energy. Last summer, the majority of Ohio saw at least 30 days of 90 degree heat, and this year is on a similar pace. To keep cool, Ohioans are utilizing ...
Dear Editor, Artificial intelligence poses a great threat to our planet, and the rate at which it has evolved and become so widely accepted should alarm everyone. It is not just a fun tool to play around with or, many times inaccurately, answer questions. AI causes air pollution and uses a ...
A few years ago I did a radio interview for the University of Colorado student radio station. They wanted to know more about energy especially gas and oil. In the middle of the interview the host stops me and says, “Did you hear what he just said dear friends.” I’m thinking, Now what! The ...
Heat across our region likely has many households cranking up the air conditioning and using plenty of electricity. Combine household need with that of Ohio’s industrial energy consumers and PJM Interconnection is advising the strain on our electrical grid may be too great. “At the ...