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My American Story

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a daily monthlong series about the people who live in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in recognition of America's 250th anniversary. You may not know her name, but if you’ve ever been to a Claysville Memorial Day parade, you certainly know her ...

About the American Story series

In celebration of America's 250th birthday, we are producing a limited series, "My American Story," telling the stories of the people who call Washington, Greene and Fayette counties home. Our subjects were selected at random and graciously agreed to be interviewed so we could share their ...

Fishing for solitude

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series about the people who make up our community, in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The predicted rain was late (if, indeed, it planned to arrive at all), so Dorothy Parker stood beneath a cloudless blue sky with a stretch of dock all to ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a daily monthlong series about the people who live in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in recognition of America's 250th anniversary. One of the best days of Argia Iannarelli’s life was a wedding. Not her own wedding – Iannarelli never married – ...

Loving life along the Mon River

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about the people who live in our community in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Chris Bertugli is a walking miracle. “They didn’t ever expect me to walk again,” said Bertugli. Eight years ago, Bertugli was en route to work ...

‘Come to Canonsburg’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series about the people who live in our community, in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Had his wife not wondered what lay east of Pagosa Springs, Jonny Snider might have settled west of the Rocky Mountains. “We pretty much had the whole ...