Along with many ideologies throughout the world, Christian teachings clearly outline how we are to live among one another. We are to think and put into practice, “Whatever is true, noble, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy” (Philippians 4:8). When we use these seven ...
Last November, West Virginia took a step closer to essentially becoming a state run by one political party. Republicans increased their seats in the West Virginia Senate to 32, while Democrats hold a grand total of two. In the House of Delegates, Republicans now hold a 91 to nine majority. ...
We are frequently depressed these days by negative reports in the news of the devastating impact that abrupt changes in federal and state government functions and programs are having on our lives. Our quality of life and the unique features that make Shepherdstown such a special place are ...
In 2025, the Shepherdstown community will be celebrating the 1775 Bee Line March with several events in the lovely Morgan's Grove Park. It is important to note, however, that the park's land has nothing to do with the Bee Line March. The park is included in the 1999 National Register of ...
We are very fortunate to have a great library in our community, offering a wide variety of programs and services, free of charge, to a diverse group of patrons. The Shepherdstown Public Library Foundation exists to help ensure the library’s ability to achieve its mission. We help promote, ...
On Aug. 20, 2024, while campaigning for the presidency, Mr. Trump promised to “make America safe again.” And, with some local sheriff’s deputies standing with him, Mr. Trump promised that the police would “see support the likes of which you haven’t seen.” One of Mr. Trump’s first ...
The Historic Shepherdstown Commission and Museum 2025 membership campaign is now underway. Why should you be a member of the Historic Shepherdstown Commission and Museum? Because you care about this wonderful, historic, unique and sometimes quirky place … and you like the idea that ...
In America, the concept of freedom is sacrosanct. We wear it like a badge of honor, invoking it in defense of our choices, our beliefs and our very way of life. Yet, too often, our conversations about freedom focus only on what we are free to do, ignoring an equally critical dimension: what we ...
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 ...
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 ...