Recent data shared in an interview with Chad Alderman, based on his article “Where Are All the Special Educators?” and conducted by Paul Peterson during an airing of Education Exchange Replay, paints a surprising picture — the number of special education teachers in U.S. schools is at an ...
Ever have trouble keeping those New Year’s resolutions about lowering stress, exercising more and improving diet? Gardening, in the home landscape or volunteering in public gardens, may hold the key to honoring those good intentions. In a nutshell, gardening delivers an abundance of benefits ...
On Dec. 16, a public hearing on the proposed Middleway bottling plant was postponed by court order. The hearing, which would have been held the following day (Dec. 17) by the Jefferson County Planning Commission, will now take place on Feb. 11. The delay had been sought by the Jefferson County ...
Technology has undeniably made our lives more convenient. GPS apps seamlessly guide us, and cell phones store our important dates and contacts. Social media was initially heralded as a tool to foster connection, especially for marginalized groups. While it has delivered on some promises, it has ...
Last week was named Winter Weather Awareness Week by Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Emergency Management Division, in collaboration with the NOAA/National Weather Service and ReadyWV. With the approach of winter in the next few weeks, Justice's announcement was well-timed, so that West ...
While warning bells are often rung over the rampant misuse of donations by major charities, the truth behind the validity of that concern may have never before been as clear as it has been made today. Results from a recently-released analysis of 2021 publicly available tax returns and 2021 ...
Among the angry mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was incoming West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, who posted a video online from the Capitol interior yelling, “We’re in! … Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” His illegal actions demanded a swift and severe ...
On Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced his executive order mandating face coverings to be worn when a person is in a public indoor space where six feet of social distancing cannot be maintained. Children eight-and-under, people who are eating and people with trouble breathing or the inability to ...
While recently reading an article in the Jan. 3 edition of The Shepherdstown Chronicle about the idea of building a West Virginia Almost Heaven Swing as some sort of tourist attraction in James Rumsey Monument and Park, I couldn’t help but wonder what ever happened to the idea of building a ...
I do not often attend the Shepherdstown Town Council meetings, because I can’t take the excitement – and that is not snark. So much on the other side of silence, in George Eliot’s phrase, comes up, that I might go deaf. Take the latest, reported on in The Shepherdstown Chronicle and The ...
There’s a volunteer opportunity for singles or couples, on Tuesday mornings in the Shepherdstown Public Library in the new year! The Social Seniors Leisure Lounge meets from 9 a.m. to noon in the big room at the library. This is a Shepherdstown Shares project that began last June, and has ...
The proposed Middleway bottling facility raises significant questions about the future of Jefferson County’s natural resources, public health and long-term economic development. This project proposal represents a critical point for our rapidly growing community, highlighting the importance of ...
As I have gotten older I have begin to notice how beautiful some things have become, such as watching the sun come up or standing in a field on a cold night just looking at the stars. Somehow it gives me a certain peace in my life that I have not felt before,The early Chinese teacher Confucius ...
Hello folks. I thought I'd drop a line or two just to fill you in on what's been happening and just to say hello.First, I want to say how much I have missed writing my column As I See It. As some of you have known I have been very ill.Last October I was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. ...
Christmas is almost here and I could think of a million things to write about the joyful time of year.For me, Christmas has seen many moods and many ways of celebrating the day of Christ's birth. Over the years I have written about some of the ways I have spent Christmas day.When I was young I ...
Well, old 73 has popped up and I have lived to see another birthday. First of all let me thank all of you who have sent me so many messages of kindness an the hope for many more years to come. I have always told friends that I would like to live to be 100 years old, but I have to admit that ...
The escalating rates of pediatric obesity constitute a pressing public health crisis, demanding a multifaceted approach to intervention. Recent research highlights the pivotal role of dietary factors, particularly hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, in driving this epidemic among children ...
In an era inundated with information, it seems we’ve become paralyzed by fear – not of the news itself, but of its authenticity. The proliferation of misinformation and sensationalized reporting has sown seeds of doubt in our minds, making us question the credibility of every headline that ...
Jefferson County stands out with a diverse voter profile, where Democrats, Republicans and Independents each make up roughly a third of the electorate. As the political arena intensifies with numerous contested races, it’s crucial for registered Independent voters to actively participate in ...
As a writer born and raised where two rivers join, three states touch and several American centuries commingle, I was fated to a creative life of complex metaphors. The Shenandoah and Potomac rivers that converge at Harpers Ferry, I viewed early on as an unlucky wishbone. My mother was like the ...
