Three weeks ago, I was staring in disbelief at the TV. An evil I had read about in history books - an evil that 80 years ago people on North American and European continents used bombs and guns to try and eliminate from the earth - was still very much alive. Flanked by a dying KKK, and ...
Although there are some Maryland state and local lawmakers who are advocating the use of even more speed cameras, here are just a few of the reasons recently shared with me that points out why this is a really bad idea: The right to face your accuser in court and cross examine witnesses is ...
Her name was Heather Renaud.If you are like me, you never knew her. Once you hear her story, you are sad that you didn't. And at Betty's, you can hear as much of that story as you want!Last week I sat with a cup of coffee, and a plate full of eggs, toast, and a sausage patty as big as my head ...
The annual Panhandle LGBTQ Pride event was held last Saturday, and it changed my life for the better.As a member of the LGBTQ family and also a person from a small, often closed-minded town, I've struggled with my sexuality and with accepting myself.Sometimes I'm proud of being a pansexual ...
Just over a year ago, our family moved from Howard County, Maryland - where we had lived for the last 11 years - to Shepherdstown. Three years prior to our move, after my wife had completed the "Freedom's Run" half-marathon here in town (thanks in great part to me holding her backpack and ...
Save our healthcare.It was chanted loud and clear throughout the streets of Shepherdstown on Sunday - and for good reason.As a woman with illnesses, I'm worried. As a woman in general, I'm worried.It made me proud to see so many people marching through Shepherdstown and pleading for their ...
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am in a unique position to fight for investments in our West Virginia communities. In February, I sent a letter to President Trump describing the specific priorities I believe will benefit our state and this nation. I asked that as he and ...
It is a time when Americans are more divided than ever, gridlocked over social issues, race, gender and the economy. According to Divided America: The Fracturing of a Nation, compiled by the Associated Press: "It's no longer just Republican vs. Democrat, or liberal vs. conservative. It's the 1 ...
100 years ago the United States had less than a third of its current population. Woodrow Wilson was President and America entered World War I. Only 8 percent of homes had landlines, compared to the almost 80 percent of the U.S. population that now has cell phones. Cars had only just begun to be ...
Our recent hint of spring and the upcoming "Back Alley Garden Tour" in May (see their Facebook page for more information Facebook.com/Back Alley Garden), might have had my subconscious pondering flowers while I was researching family history recently. I came across an intriguing story, "The ...