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Observer Weekly — September 17, 2026

Circuit Court Orders David Tabb To Be Removed From County Commission Ballot

Appalachian Heritage Festival Turns 30

CTUB Sets Special Meeting To Review Sidewinder Permit Issues

Observer Weekly — September 10, 2026

WV DEP Issues Permit For Sidewinder Water Line Construction

Observer Weekly — September 3, 2026

Two Years Of Charles Town “Walks About Nothing”

Observer Weekly — August 27, 2026

Observer Weekly — August 20, 2026

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Freedom's Run

Freedom’s Run 2022 – Your Solution to the Comfort Crisis

August 1, 2022 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, In Print Aug 2022, misogi

So many things today compete for our attention and energy. So it’s no surprise that when we get a few minutes of peace we seek comfort. But a book I brought on a summer trip to Oregon suggests we should regularly seek to get out of our comfort zones. Read the Full Story >>

Weaving In Anticipation

October 1, 2021 Tagged With: Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle, editor's note, Freedom's Run, Halloween, Shepherd University

A spiderweb backlit by sunlight on German Street in Shepherdstown.

The fall equinox really did signal a change of season this year, sending us to the closet looking for sweaters for an evening walk with the dogs. Orb-weaver spiders (above) seem to be in unusual abundance this year too — perhaps they want to get back to normalcy and just hang out like everyone else. Read the Full Story >>

A Challenge to Stay Healthy — You Set The Bar

August 25, 2021 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, Katie Nolan Thompson, marathon, Mark Cucuzella, running

Katie Nolan Thompson.

I see it as healthy for each of us to challenge ourselves every now and then to something where we have a risk of failure. This is what helps us grow. I look at the challenges my colleague Katie Nolan Thompson set for herself this year as a great example and posed a few questions to her about this topic. Read the Full Story >>

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