BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Berkeley County native Victoria Grace always knew there was more to life than being a passenger, the wise words of her childhood role model and pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.

There’s a slight miss in my 2003 Ford Fairmont Ghia V8 engine when it gets hot. I have replaced spark plugs, had the ECU examined, and the coils are fine. I’ve done the fuel pump, too, so it should be ...