by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 22, 2006 | Opinion
“This is a true story” begins the movie. Not “based on” or “inspired by,” but “this is.” And aside from a couple of composite characters, “We Are Marshall” seems to be the true and still largely unknown story...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 21, 2006 | Opinion
Marshall University lost its football team, coaching staff and many boosters when their plane crashed just before landing home in West Virginia on Nov. 14, 1970. The crash in Huntington is still one of the worst disasters in the history of American sports. It took the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 20, 2006 | Opinion
Earlier this year, something odd happened in Huntington, West Va.: A film crew rolled into town. They brought with them well-known actors Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and David Strathairn. They turned back time to 1970, and they delved into one of the town’s...