Rick Steelhammer
State lives down to low expectations
Some random thoughts from a scattered brain: Last week's primary election proved, among other things, that in West Virginia, there is no shortage of lame reasons for not voting for a particular presidential candidate.
'Amoeba' under the microscope once again
As West Virginia moves into the political limelight with the approach of Tuesday's Democratic primary, the state is becoming subject to a level of national media scrutiny exceeding that which has been focused on our colorful, self-destructive Powerball winners and runaway football coaches.
Teacher's honor evokes hometown memories
As an alumnus of his school, I took special pride last week in reading that this year's national teacher of the year award went to Mike Geisen, a seventh-grade science teacher at Crook County Middle School in Prineville, Ore.
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