From Jefferson County, WV, USA, the random thoughts, remembering, and projects of Jim Bauman,
former linguist, former teacher, former citizen journalist

Opinions and Editorials

Published and unpublished pieces that got my blood going
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Neighborhood Watch Columns from the Spirit of Jefferson

Researched and published columns about the good things going on in my community
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Life and Living

I took a course in memoir writing. So here's some stuff about me.
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Recent Posts

What If I Had Known Elizabeth Finch and She Had Known Me?

Elizabeth Finch is a fictional creation with a talent for interpreting the past and teasing out it’s lessons for the present. But as brilliant as she was, she put none of her energies into worrying about the future and any legacy she could hypothetically leave. It makes you want to have known her.

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Jim Bauman December 25, 2025

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SAIL Writers Club

The SAIL writers club, Remember My Name, meets regularly to share and critique members' writings.

Language and Linguistics

The syllabus and materials for a Lifelong Learning course at Shepherd University in the Spring of 2020
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Citizen Journalist Course

This was a course for the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning program delivered in the Spring of 2023
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