West Virginia

The origins of Mother’s Day run back to Grafton, West Virginia

Posted on by Ted Bauer

Everything needs an origin story — Mother’s Day as well — and its origins take it back to Grafton, West Virginia in the early 1900s. To wit: In its present form, Mother’s Day was established by Anna Jarvis with the… Continue Reading →

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What exactly is happening with the contaminated water situation in West Virginia right now?

Posted on by Ted Bauer

You can find pretty good summaries all over the Internet (including here, here, and here), but the basic situation is this: a company called Freedom Industries — which actually works with water treatment chemicals — spilled 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, or… Continue Reading →