There are few constants in a newspaper office. But that’s the very thing that always has made them a great place to be. While you can come to work with a pretty solid plan of how you’ll spend most of your hours, the reality is something will always come up that will force you to go in a ...

(Editor’s note: Alan Hall, the longtime director of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, was a frequent contributor to the Herald-Star. His writing continued after he retired and became director emeritus. This column was written before his death on Sept. 12 at the age of ...

Artificial intelligence is going to transform everything we watch, hear and read. You can already see it happening. Asking an AI search engine a question about an obscure fact can yield quick and surprisingly detailed responses. Type in a cellphone model number and you’re suddenly a ...

We all strive to make every situation perfect, don’t we? We try so hard to make our life the best that it can be. But we have to realize that nothing is perfect, and “good enough” is good enough. When we are born, our parents immediately begin to instill in us all types of ...

This past week was fall clean-up in Weirton, and my family certainly took advantage of that opportunity. I really hate to get rid of good things that still could be used. We tried our best to donate as much as possible, but sometimes, things just wear out, break and outlive their useful life. I ...

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians. That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to ...