We Need a Mouse-Ke-Do-Over: Surviving the Worst Vacation EverCassie Bendel June 15, 2019 don’t know what came over me, but I really wanted to hug that mouse. In the fall of 2013, my...
IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: The Ohio County Public LibraryPhil Gable June 12, 2019Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...
Roberts Ruminates: Horrible CreaturesLaura Jackson Roberts June 8, 2019’ve got a lot of critters in my house. They’re all rescues. Our collie mix came from Marshall County Animal...
IN SEARCH OF THIRD PLACES: An IntroductionPhil Gable June 1, 2019Author’s note: In his work, The Great Good Place, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined the term “third place” to define...
AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: A Gathering of HeroesColin McNickle May 25, 2019t was about as poignant a moment as one could imagine. The National World War II Memorial. On the National...
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...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The 21st Century Marriage SaverChristina Fisanick May 11, 2019hen Hazlett and Irene (Miller) Cochran built what would later become my Edgwood home in 1926, marriage looked quite a...
AS I SEE IT: Animal InstinctsEllen Brafford McCroskey May 4, 2019ork responsibilities, aging parents, motherhood, menopause — I don’t know about you, but for me, midlife can be stressful at...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: SMART-Center Turns 25 — 50 Years Ago (Part 1)Robert E. Strong April 30, 2019n elementary school, I labored under the common misconception that persists with most youngsters unabated to this day. I thought...
The Adventures of a First-Time 5K Runner (She Did It for the Kids)Jennifer Kellner-Muscar April 21, 2019“Sometimes it isn’t about doing it well, it is simply about doing it.” — Jennifer Kellner-Muscar wo years ago, at...
What We Lost at Wheeling Jesuit UniversityKelly Strautmann April 14, 2019Author’s note: It was impossible for me to write a piece on WJU objectively, so I did a deep dive...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Practice Makes Perfect — 50th Anniversary of Apollo 9Robert E. Strong March 18, 2019As the rocket blurred into the clouds, I watched the joyful exuberance of the hundreds of kids around me all...
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...
AS I SEE IT: The Devastating Diagnosis of DementiaEllen Brafford McCroskey March 2, 2019Mom’s dance with the devil named dementia began around 2004. Dementia is a cunning fellow when he first appears —...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Big Idea — The Fractional Gravity Experiment (Part 3)Robert E. Strong February 27, 2019(Editor’s note: In the last two weeks, we read about the Big Idea (Part 1) and Big Idea (Part 2)....
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Big Idea — The Fractional Gravity Experiment (Part 2)Robert E. Strong February 19, 2019(Editor’s note: Last week we read about the Big Idea (Part 1). Today, Robert E. Strong recaps that article and...
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...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Things That Go Click in the NightLaura Jackson Roberts February 2, 2019At 2:30 a.m. the other night, I pulled back the curtains beside my bed to see sheets of rain ponding...
AS I SEE IT: Cold Hands Helped by Warm HeartsEllen Brafford McCroskey January 12, 2019If you happened to be in the area of 20th and Eoff streets in Center Wheeling recently, you may have...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): Christmas Tree Prey for Praying MantisesChristina Fisanick December 29, 2018When I woke up that morning, they were everywhere. Hundreds of tiny insects were swarming in the dim morning light...
AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: Wrapping Up a New Christmas TraditionColin McNickle December 25, 2018A tradition nearly 33 years in the making is about to be wrapped in the extended McNickle family this Christmas....
AS I SEE IT: Farewell, Red D — Jamboree In The Hills ‘Hiatus’ Marks the End of an EraEllen Brafford McCroskey December 22, 2018For the first time in many years, Santa will not be leaving four-day passes to Jamboree In The Hills in...
Weelunk Writer Takes Readers on a Sparkling Tour of OglebayChristina Fisanick December 16, 2018Everyone who knows me knows that I love all things Oglebay — the history, the lakes, the lodge, the rolling...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: The Golden Anniversary of the Apollo 8 Earthrise ImageRobert E. Strong December 15, 2018For the vast majority of the human tenure on this planet, the surface of the Earth — or very near...
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...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Why Can’t We See the Footprints on the Moon (Part II)Robert E. Strong November 24, 2018In our last installment, Where Are the Footprints on the Moon?: Part I, we discussed that because the Earth’s moon...
Counting Her Blessings Along the Bridle TrailMelanee Sinclair November 24, 2018I am more fortunate than one should ever be. Most weekends, I tag along on a trail ride at the...
AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: A ‘Catfelt’ ThanksgivingWyeth McNickle (as told to Colin McNickle) November 22, 2018It was three years ago this very week that my sister, Winslow, and I were left in a box at...
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...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: A Place for PilesLaura Jackson Roberts November 17, 2018We tidied up our house the other day. It was in desperate need, and during the miserable exercise — one...
A VIEW FROM THE MOON: Where Are the Footprints on the Moon? (Part 1)Robert E. Strong November 15, 2018Nearly a third of a century ago, on a tropical island in the South Pacific far, far away, I started...
The Decline of CommunityMatthew Rafa November 11, 2018Editor’s Note: We believe that our community should be honest, open-minded and willing to engage in a civil dialogue about...
Dear Non-Voters: Think Twice Before Skipping the MidtermsRosemary Ketchum November 5, 2018Editor’s Note: We believe that our community should be honest, open-minded and willing to engage in a civil dialogue about...
POSTSCRIPTS FROM THE EDGE(WOOD): The Pleasure of the Sunday DriveChristina Fisanick October 14, 2018Once cars became more affordable in the 1920s and ‘30s, families began to enjoy the ritual of the Sunday drive....
AS I SEE IT: Lessons Learned From the Trump AdministrationEllen Brafford McCroskey October 7, 2018Anyone who knows me is well aware that I am not a fan of President Trump. But as my husband...
I Was an Undercover Protester at Trump RallyRosemary Ketchum October 6, 2018This past Saturday in Wheeling, W.Va., President Donald Trump made waves in the Friendly City. In the hours leading up...
A Love Letter to the Oglebay Train RoomKelly Strautmann September 15, 2018They say nothing lasts forever, and everything changes. You hear it your whole life. And there are many things you...
AS I SEE IT: Love Is Love — Especially Between LGBTQ Youth and Their ParentsEllen Brafford McCroskey September 1, 2018It was announced last month that former Vice President and long-time LGBTQ advocate Joe Biden is launching a campaign to...
AN ESSAY FOR THE DAY: Fanfare for the SunflowerColin McNickle August 25, 2018“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower,” says one of the characters...
BILL HOGAN’S MUSINGS: Nothing Happens by AccidentBill Hogan August 18, 2018Susan and I arrived at our new home in Cove, Benin, in West Africa around the first of October 1987....
AS I SEE IT: Adventures of the Dog-Catcher’s Wife From the Shotgun SeatEllen Brafford McCroskey August 11, 2018People either love my husband or hate him, depending upon the circumstances of their introduction. Doug has been the Ohio...
PHYLosophy: Memories … A Matter of RecordPhyllis Sigal August 4, 2018Flashback: It was late summer 1977 when I snagged that cool job at National Record Mart’s brand-new store in downtown...
AS I SEE IT: It’s All Good in the NeighborhoodEllen Brafford McCroskey July 28, 2018When I was in first grade, I spent what seemed like an eternity home from school recovering from chicken pox....
Victorian North Wheeling, A Place to Call HomeAngela Zambito Hill December 14, 2014By Angela Zambito Hill Weelunk Contributor When I travel, I enjoy studying urban residential architecture and going on period home...
