Feb 4, 2012
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When I was in the fifth grade, I decided I wanted to be an archaeologist. I read everything I could get my hands on concerning the tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs, Stonehenge, the ancient cities of Athens and Rome, the ruins of Pompeii. I don't quite remember what brought on my sudden ...

Thursday, February 1, 1962 Groundhog Day Friday, February 2, is Groundhog Day and therein lies the tale as to whether we will have six weeks more of winter. But overshadowing any such small consideration as the weather is the conjunction of five planets on February 5 and such ...

American Heart Month Misty Handley, PMH VISTA On Friday, February 3, 2012, National Wear Red Day, Americans all over the country will wear red to show their support of women's heart health. At Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, employees are encouraged to wear red to support this ...

Weltschmerz - pronounced [?v?lt?m???ts]) mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state. 2: a mood of sentimental sadness. (Merriam Webster online dictionary) German author Jean Paul first used the term which, according to ...

Lego Robotics Four-H members or leaders interested in learning about LegoRobotics should contact the WVU Extension Office at 304-799-4852 by Wednesday, February 1. Master Gardener sign-upThe WVU Extension Service is now accepting sign-ups for this Spring's West Virginia Master ...

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Ok, so we all know it is great to talk to our grandparents and those who have "lived a little" about history. But this week we have been talking to second graders! I visited Valley Head Elementary School for an art project and interviews. This is a crayon drawing of the family farm ...

The harrowing battles of the Civil War raged for four years, pitting brother against brother at the cost of more than 600,000 lives. Out of the war, however, there was born a new state, the only one created as a direct result of the war - West Virginia. Did you know that over time, ...

They make us feel really good at first, but then they decrease our brain's activity to fight pain on its own. Our ability to think and plan ahead is weakened through taking narcotics. People ask, "Why don't you just stop?" It isn't so easy.  In each person's brain are molecules that ...

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