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Seminars help area businesses

Editorials

Have you ever considered opening your own business, but did not know where to start? The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the city, the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle and First Microloan of West Virginia to offer an educational series to help new entrepreneurs, as well as longtime business owners who are looking to grow their operations. The Business Bootcamp educational series kicks off Thursday with “Where Do I Start? Licensing Requirements for Weirton and West Virginia.” As part of the session, representatives of the city and the ...

Keep safety first at homecoming

Editorials

Homecoming celebrations for area high schools have begun. The festivities give students the opportunity to get out and enjoy themselves during this time of year, joining friends, family and alumni as they cheer on their team hopefully to victory, getting dressed up and dancing the night away. But they also should remember to do all of these things as safely as possible. There is certain to be lots of fanfare surrounding all of these events, but precautions must be taken. As during any time when students are out on their own, they must make certain to be careful if they are ...

Something missing from Constitution

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: We’re about to commemorate one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Constitution Day will be celebrated on Wednesday. This day commemorates the signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787. It recognizes the importance of the Constitution in establishing the framework of the U.S. government and the rights of its citizens. There’s just one catch — the Constitution is not a perfect document. It’s missing constitutional equality for women, likely because women were considered the property of men at the time. That is ...

Be aware when walking

Local Columns

There are plenty of benefits to be had from walking more. That simple exercise can help you lose weight, while improving your cardiovascular health. It can help you sleep better and improve your body’s strength. A brisk walk can help reduce joint pains and has been found to help the survival of those who have been stricken with cancer. But with all those benefits comes risk — so much so, in fact, that it can be deadly. That was the case for the 7,148 people in the United States who were struck and killed in 2024, according to preliminary numbers released by the Governors ...

History in the Hills: Happy birthday, baron

Local Columns

As a historian, I enjoy commemorating the past. Events such as anniversaries, birthdays, dates of battles and the like, always have grabbed my attention and have been of particular interest to me. These events give us a good excuse to bring to mind our past. I am sure if one tried hard enough, every day could be a day that has some special historical significance. The very first commemoration one celebrates, is none other than a birthday. This month, we celebrate a very important birthday of an American hero and the namesake of the city of Steubenville, Friedrich Wilhelm August ...

Name change not a good idea

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The “Innenstadt” is the center of Vienna, Austria. It is encircled by a beautiful tree-lined boulevard, the Ringstrasse. On the southeastern segment of that boulevard is a magnificent huge building with dozens of likenesses of famous generals from the days of the monarchy. The joke in Austria in those days, since the building was named das Kriegsministerium, i.e., the ministry of war, was that if you have a ministry of war, the folks working there are obviously eager to get something to do to underscore their purpose, as in the name of their ministry — see ...