Christina Myer

I always enjoy quizzing kids on what they’re learning about in school. Nine times out of ten they tell me something that wasn’t even part of the curriculum when I was in school. What they are learning is fascinating. Usually when Black History Month rolls around a young student will surprise me by telling me […]

For those of you who think Groundhog Day is just a Bill Murray movie and don’t give it a lot of thought, Sunday won’t mean much. But for those of us who have fun clinging to silly traditions that involve woodland creatures — or who just get a kick out of saying “Punxsutawney” — Sunday […]

A friend shared with me a BBC article last week, cleverly headlined “Swede Dreams,” about something I had never heard of — sleep tourism. Yes, apparently people will travel far and wide (and spend lots of money) in pursuit of a good night’s sleep. In the BBC story, the reporter discusses arriving at a cabin […]

Ohio announced last week it is now offering a new specialty license plate. It features Dolly Parton, but is not necessarily for country music fans. It’s for supporters of Parton’s Imagination Library. “I’m excited to see Ohio as the second state to offer a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to support her program, Dolly Parton’s […]

West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw has some work to do, doesn’t he? Who would have thought he’d walk into 2025 knowing he needed to have conversations with delegates about, well, behaving as though they understand they represent the state legislature as a whole and that they are elected public servants with a job to […]

In just a few days, most of us will be celebrating a truly magical holiday — full of joy and light. We’re celebrating the arrival of One who taught us to love and take care of one another, treat each other as we would want to be treated, judge not lest we be judged … […]

During what the song says is “the most wonderful time of the year,” much of what we adults do to make it magical is for children. We want them to feel the joy and love of the season, we want to give them what we can, we want to help them understand the reason for […]

It’s the time of year when many of us are planning our holiday travels, or maybe even a winter getaway to a place where there are lots of shopping opportunities. If you’re flying, I have a couple of cautionary tales. First, there’s the story out of the Tri-State Airport in Wayne County. According to WSAZ, […]

Anyone else fighting the urge to break with tradition and put up the Christmas decorations this weekend instead of next, because it feels as though we’re losing a week of twinkly lights compared with last year? (Well, five days, to be precise, but who’s counting?) It’s a good thing I like Thanksgiving so much. Food, […]

I love an excuse to go down a history rabbit hole — and believe me, the past couple of weeks have presented plenty of them. For me, fact-checking isn’t just about finding out whether someone said something earlier that day, or last week, it’s about digging into historical documentation and understanding broader context. But it’s […]