After retiring from the Marine Corps in October 2000, I took a position in the Navy Intelligence Directorate at the Pentagon. On September 11, 2001, I was in my cubicle when I heard that a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers in New York. I knew right away this was a terrorist act, given I […]

On August 6th, I attended the Bolivar Town Council meeting where Annette Gavin-Bates of the Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau played the new Jefferson County Welcome video. I recommend everyone watch this excellent video, as it gives a great welcome to visitors to our county. I was able to talk with Mayor Helen Dettmer and

Those who work are the lifeblood of our nation.  Our workers have contributed immensely to the success of our country and our world. Our schools must teach that American workers were critical in defeating tyranny in the World Wars and the development of the world that arose from the ashes of the Nazi, Imperial Japanese and

Why is the IRS buying millions of rounds of ammunition? Are there new more severe penalties for filing the wrong forms?  Why is the IRS advertising for trained thugs? Is grandma getting a little too feisty over her declining 401K? The Democrat Party is adding 87,000 new Loyalist armed IRS agents, almost DOUBLING the size of this

The Biden regime is apparently manipulating economic data to create the illusion of a good labor environment. In reality, as the article identifies, what we are seeing and witnessing in Jefferson County and West Virginia, is families’ being forced to take on more jobs to pay our bills. Unlike the Democrat leadership, we can’t print

Manchin’s deal with Schumer will help further destroy the American economy and help to cripple West Virginia. Please call and email Manchin, and tell him to renounce the deal. The Democrats’ destruction of our economy must be stopped. His Eastern Panhandle phone number is 304-264-4626. The Fax number is 304-262-3039. His Washington office number is

This article does a good job identifying why the ruling by the activist judge to effectively terminate the Hope Scholarship is wrong.  But there is a larger issue. This judge has unethically decided to eliminate a state legislature-sanctioned school choice program severely impacting the People of West Virginia based on her judgment alone. Judges should

Hershel Woodrow Williams, who won the Medal of Honor as a Marine flamethrower operator in the horrific Battle of Iwo Jima, passed on the 29th of June. He was the last Medal of Honor winner from World War II to pass. Woody Williams was a Marine Corps legend with others, such as Chesty Puller, Dan