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Seasons change
DR. GLENN MOLLETTE There aren’t that many seasons of freedom in life. If you are in one, enjoy the season. When you are a child, you do as your parents say and go where they allow you to go. You are also tied to many, many years of school. You are free—free to go to
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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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Overcoming fear and moving forward
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Life can have some scary moments. We have all been there or may be there at any given time. Sickness scares us. Dealing with a debilitating illness is scary. Cancer is scary. Heart disease is scary. Dying is scary. We fear not having enough food, money, housing and transportation. We also
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Stay alert to evil
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Some people on the planet obviously hate President Donald Trump. Anyone connected to the Ayatollah Khamenei most likely hates him. Anyone connected to Iranian terrorism hates him. Sadly, many American Democrats hate him. There have already been attempts to kill him and I fear there will be more from those connected to
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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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A grade beyond the grave
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE James E. Webb was my first cousin, neighbor and friend. James was about 10 years older than me. At the age of 23, he became my junior high school teacher. I had him for classes in the seventh and eighth grades. Growing up, he taught me chords on the guitar and
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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
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LiKEN: Share your flood photos and stories
BY MADISON MOONEY As the anniversary of last year’s devastating flooding in Martin County approaches, the community is once again emerging from weeks of extreme cold, snow, and icy conditions. The timing is a reminder of a growing reality: extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, causing repeated flooding and other environmental impacts
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Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl: Did it work for you?
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE The Super Bowl is now in the history books and already forgotten by most Americans. I do not know if there was more talk about the Seahawks and the Patriots or the Super Bowl halftime show. I admit, I had never heard of Bad Bunny until he was announced a few
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Friendship is a two-way street
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Friendship is a two-way street. If a relationship is totally dependent on one person it will not last very long. If you have to make all the effort a friendship will soon die. One person does not make a friendship, marriage or any kind of relationship. The telephone works both ways.
