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West Virginia finally decided last Thursday that it will expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made the announcement during a news conference in Charleston as West Virginia became the final state in the nation to make its decision. Twenty states and the District of Columbia had already [...]
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It’s May Day as I write this. It is a perfect first day of May, with bright sun, but not too hot. It’s the sort of day that makes you feel young. I am wearing my Helen Wikowski Australian knotted raffia sun hat with the rolled brim. (Of course I can’t afford a hat like [...]
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Author’s note: The tractor repair business and preparations for the North River Mills festival have crowded out my writing time so I’m submitting another “recycled” piece. This story, “Cat Faces” first appeared in Antique Power Magazine in the July/August issue of 2012. On another subject, I can’t stress heavily enough that old trucks, tractors and [...]
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Sometimes a statistic seems obviously wrong and even absurd. It’s duly put on some back shelf of the mind where, if we had a choice, it would be forgotten. But, memories are not chosen and it’s a good thing because sometimes we begin to notice events occurring that the statistic would have predicted. And earlier [...]
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Most people have never heard of a United Nations initiative called Agenda 21. The result of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development that was held in Rio de Janeiro, the initiative was signed by 178 countries including the United States. Wikipedia calls it “an action agenda for the U.N., other multilateral organizations, and [...]
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Last year, I made an ambitious promise to the people of West Virginia. Some thought it was crazy, others thought it was impossible. But I pledged to accomplish 17 specific goals to advance ethics reforms, promote freedom, begin the process of taking on the federal government and improve the state’s business climate in my first [...]
Continue reading …A newspaper headline about the most recent study of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources described the problems of the agency as “an unfolding train wreck.” And a recently released audit suggests a possible annual gain in new revenue for the state of $56.7 million is possible with a combination of potential [...]
Continue reading …Author’s note: This story, “Countdown to Apple Blossom” originally appeared in Antique Power magazine in July 2009. I thought that since the publication of this paper falls on a date during the Apple Blossom Festival, it would be timely to use it again here. “Paint covers a multitude of sins.” — Roy Higgins, Belle [...]
Continue reading …Some of the bills that didn’t pass at the 60-day regular legislative session deserved to die. And there were some significant ones that did pass with little or no fanfare. First of all, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin held true to his promise that he wasn’t going to raise taxes on individuals. And he didn’t, but [...]
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