The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

Jingle All the Way

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:28:35 EDT

It was a night of a thousand thank you's. ... not to mention lots of laughs and lots of tears.

Turn On. Tune In. Drop By.

Thu, 2 May 2013 16:23:39 EDT

Time is running out on 1968.

The exhibit, that is.

"1968: The Year That Rocked America," is now on display at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.

How Poetry Makes Me Feel

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:16:58 EDT

I love the near-silent, guttural "huhhhhh" of an audience - the sound that punctuates the end of a poem when read aloud by its writer.

It's a sound that signifies approval, connection; it's an emotional response that tells the reader, "Wow.

A Night at the Opera ... and a Thai Restaurant

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:01:24 EDT

I was hoping to be able to report that, previously having been anti-opera and anti-Thai food, my life was changed on Saturday night.

Well, one of two ain't bad, as they say.

I'm still not a fan of Thai food.

Speech Team: You ARE Special

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:37:32 EDT

I think if David McCullough Jr. met members of the Wheeling Park High School award-winning speech team, he might reconsider his "none of you is special" commencement address.