You caused a lot of people to struggle during your tenure here in Wheeling, and during those 13 years you drove far too many from the Church while abusing your carte blache bishopness to live a lifestyle far, far removed from 99.9 percent of your former congregation.
One day last week, as I sat here holding my cheek and popping ibuprofen like they were Tic Tacs, two other people were on my Facebook page complaining of the same thing: the dreaded toothache.
It was a quick first month, and we would like to thank our readers for visiting, sharing, and liking LEDE on social media. We are confident those numbers will grow, too, because we will hold true to our mission announced at the very beginning.
But not for you. Not for the far right, far left, and not even for the moderates at this point. We respect U.S. Rep. David McKinley and admire the battles he fights that impact his 1st Congressional District, but even he’s guilty of playing the games involved with party power.
So therefore, today I am surrounded by reindeer, several Santas, elves on shelves, lights and more lights, merry mantels, special throw pillows, seasonal art hangings and wreaths, bedspreads, decorative dish towels, garlands galore, and dog toys. Yes, it’s true. Our pet pup has special squeakers for the holiday season.
It’s true; the days of finding a one-bedroom apartment for $350 a month with garbage and water included are long gone. You can blame the oil and gas workers or you can blame the greed of landlords who want to make more profit from the properties. Regardless of the direction in which you point your finger, the reality remains: We need housing in this valley, and we needed it yesterday.
"Poor mouthing" is a phrase used to describe that thing we do when we portray ourselves to be worse off financially than someone else but yet have nicer and better things. Here's an example:
I buy a new pair of shoes for my child that cost $80, and then she comes home from school the next day whining about another child who has had two pair of new shoes from the dollar store on in last two days. She pays zero attention to the fact that she had better quality shoes because she was stuck on the fact that the other child had two pairs.
A concentration on what’s good, however, is persistently present on Bowsher’s “Memories” page thanks to what Wheeling possesses that most other cities do not: a symphony, Oglebay Park, Wheeling Park, the Capitol Theatre, three excellent options for high school, the Ohio River, and Wesbanco Arena.
