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Missing scientists and general a real mystery
I am not always a believer in conspiracy theories, but where there is smoke there is usually fire. The first news most heard on this topic was about the February disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland. This missing person case brought attention to earlier incidents involving specialists in aerospace, defense and
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Memories of the Thomas Joyland Carnival
About this time in the spring, I start thinking of one of my best childhood memories. In April, the Thomas Joyland Carnival would make its way into Williamson for a week. These types of carnivals would travel around to small towns to set up for the entertainment of the locals. They were usually based in
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Space launch brings back memories
NASA’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years is underway, bringing back memories of when I was a youngster growing up at Nolan. I can recall the early space programs in the 1960s. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight
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Remembering the COVID shutdown
It has been six years, but it sometimes feels like only a few weeks ago. The world stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and everything came to a complete halt during the shutdown. It began in March 2020, when the COVID-19 virus began spreading throughout the United States and the world. You may not remember
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Changes that basketball needs
I love basketball, especially this time of year during “March Madness.” But I have seen some things that have changed over the past few years that I think need to be changed or to go back to the original rules. The first one is the “Euro-step.” That is mostly seen in college and in the
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Spring in Appalachia is confusing
Springtime in Appalachia can be confusing. It makes you wonder if our weather is psychotic or has split personalities. For instance, one day it was 83 degrees with record-breaking high temperatures. Then a band of thunderstorms moved through, and by the next morning the temperatures were in the 30s, with snow on the higher elevations.
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How some bands got their names
Sometimes when writing a weekly column, it is difficult to come up with a new topic. Many times I ask my wife Vicki for an idea. I recently did this again while we were driving around the other day. About that time the song “Time of the Season” by the Zombies came over the satellite
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I like daylight saving time
I am one of those people who likes daylight saving time. In case you have not heard, daylight saving time (DST) starts early this year. It will be Sunday morning (Saturday night), March 8, which is this weekend. Why would you not like the extra hour of daylight? It sure helps me, especially if I
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Lifting the curtain on UFO files
For those who are interested in UFOs and the government cover-up that has gone on for many years, there was some recent good news. President Donald Trump has directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any “alien and extraterrestrial life.” He is the first president to do this, especially about an issue that
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Good news for coal industry
The coal industry received some fantastic news this past week. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Feb. 11 that three West Virginia coal-fired power plants would be among six modernized to provide energy to military installations. Locally, the coal industry has long driven the economies of Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. The domino
