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Making a difference

For John Mascio, there’s a simple path to follow to see results in his job. “I think to be successful on the lower court levels, you have to have compassion for people,” Mascio explained while speaking at the Dec. 6 meeting of the Steubenville Rotary Club. Mascio, who has been on ...

Special song captures true spirit of Christmas

Every Sunday, I post on the following page the sermon titles for various churches within the Ohio Valley. There are many. And still, dozens more exist. Needless to say, there are a lot of places where one can go to worship on Sunday mornings. I would like to request to anyone who may be ...

Guest column/Look around … there’s hope to be found in the season

There are good memories and bad ones near the holidays. Everyone doesn’t welcome the holiday time of year. But maybe it is a good time to evaluate self, to recognize who we are and why we are, and find hope. My mother was an optimist: “Let a smile be your umbrella.” “Every dark ...

Don’t miss the chance to make Christmas memories

With the holidays approaching, my attention turns to remembering Christmases past — those years when I still had my dad and my grandparents. When my children were small and the wonder of Christmas morning simply made life completely worth living. While Christmas is the day to celebrate and ...

History in the Hills: Riding the rails of history

If you were to ask me what my favorite job was during my career, I would have a hard time giving an answer. Worst job? That’s easy, but best job, that’s tough. Certainly one of my most favorite jobs was working for the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. My wife and I both worked ...

Interesting numbers

A glance at the calendar reminds us that Christmas is a little more than two weeks away. That makes it a good time to look at some numbers many of us will be thinking about. ≤ It’s natural when you live in our part of the country to think about the possibility of having a white ...