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History in the Hills: Snow day at home

Local Columns

This past Tuesday was a snow day for my kids. It was fun for them to be home on a regular day when we didn’t have to run out for a game, doctor appointment or meeting. In a day and age where one is constantly running from thing to thing, a quiet day is a wonderful thing. And what better way to make a kid happy than a snow day. Today, kids find out about a snow day because we get a recorded call from the school. Ours came at 6 a.m. Tuesday. When I was in school, I would wait in front of the TV with the WTOV-TV morning news hoping that Hancock County schools would flash canceled on the ...

Fighting veteran, first responder suicide

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In the State of Ohio, organizations have the opportunity to create license plates that reflect their cause, offering a unique medium for spreading awareness and raising support. Recently, during the 136th General Assembly, state Reps. Matt Kishman, R-Minerva, and Jodi Salvo, R-Bolivar, introduced Ohio House Bill 419 in front of the transportation committee. HB 419 will create a SAVE22 license plate. SAVE22 is a nonprofit organization that supports stopping suicide in veterans, first responders and active-duty service members. This plate will help raise awareness ...

Guest column/Vaccines don’t cause autism — here’s how we know

Local Columns

As the parent of a nonverbal child with autism, the condition is not one that I watch from the sidelines; it’s one that defines my family’s experiences every day. Every time public figures revive false narratives about vaccines and autism, it reinforces stigma and undermines the incredible progress we’ve made in advocating for acceptance and evidence-based care. False narratives stem from a common statistical misunderstanding: The correlation-causation fallacy, the mistaken belief that if two trends rise in tandem, one must be causing the other. Our brains are hardwired to spot ...

Guest column/Skilled building trades strengthen future

Local Columns

Each holiday season, West Virginians are reminded that the true measure of our state’s strength is found in the ways we show up for one another. For members of the West Virginia Building and Construction Trades, this commitment to community is woven into our very being. Our members don’t just build the roads, bridges, schools and energy infrastructure that keep West Virginia moving. They show up after hours, off the clock and from the heart, especially during the holidays. For example, this year, one of our partnerships supports the Salvation Army, where we were able to bring ...

Roosevelt’s words remain powerful

Editorials

The words President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered to a joint session of Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, remain as powerful and meaningful today as they were when they were first spoken some 84 years ago. Americans were stunned and still reeling from the news that Japanese forces had attacked our Pearl Harbor naval base at Oahu, in the then-Territory of Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, when Roosevelt spoke for a little more than seven minutes, including breaks for applause, the following day: “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America ...

There are many holiday events

Editorials

Our region will continue to celebrate the magic of the Christmas season during the next couple of weekends. From Cadiz to Chester, and many locations in between, you will be able to find a wide variety of things to see, hear and do. Thousands of residents from across the Tri-State Area are expected to pack the streets of downtown Steubenville at noon Saturday for the annual Sights and Sounds of Christmas Parade. The parade will feature marching bands and cheerleaders, dancing groups, homecoming queens, colorful floats sponsored by community organizations and local businesses and, ...