Remembering Bill HoganWeelunk Staff November 10, 2020Bill Hogan’s posts on Weelunk mirrored his personality in every word, phrase and sentence. Whether he was recalling life in...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The Alpha and the OmegaBill Hogan January 18, 2020Share your memories of Ye Olde Alpha with Weelunk.
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Peace Corps in East Wheeling?Bill Hogan November 9, 2019his is a tough one to get started. There are so many people involved from not only different backgrounds but...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Poppa’s One, Two, ThreeBill Hogan August 24, 2019riving through Wheeling Park, I noticed a sign — “Bandstand” — and followed it to the top of the hill....
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: A Binge and a SpreeBill Hogan July 7, 2019have lived in two universes; they overlap or maybe coincide. It’s a paradoxical thing I don’t understand and don’t try....
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The FlicksBill Hogan May 18, 2019 was fortunate to attend a noon talk at our library recently, about the old movie theaters in West Virginia. It...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: On Being IrishBill Hogan March 17, 2019I am Irish, I guess, because I don’t know what else to be. I am half German, but being German...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Building Good NeighborsBill Hogan February 16, 2019Editor’s note: The IDEAS page is our place for public opinion, a place where a person can express what concerns...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Let’s Give Thanks for ThanksgivingBill Hogan December 2, 2018I believe it is beautifully ironic that my favorite holiday is identified with the unglamorous turkey. I remember that when we...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: The Present Predicament of the Catholic Church as Seen From the SidelinesBill Hogan November 18, 2018Editor’s Note: The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has been and continues to be a significant sponsor of Weelunk. The staff and...
Bill Hogan’s Musings: ‘Regal’ JimmyBill Hogan October 13, 2018“James Samuel Simon, 82, of Wheeling, died Sunday Oct. 7, 2018.” … so the short obituary starts, with mention of...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Pappy’s Gold PanBill Hogan June 9, 2018In April, my grandson Tommy turned 10, so I wanted to give him a present that was meaningful to me...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Another Chapter CompletedBill Hogan June 2, 2018It was in the 1940s after we emerged the victor in World War II; and not only a winner but...