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Obama’s words vs. actions
February 5, 2012 I really hope everyone who watched the State of the Union address was actually watching rather than listening. more »»
Deem deserves chance to run
February 5, 2012 This is in regard to the article written by Jeffrey Saulton in the Jan. 28 edition of the newspaper. more »»
Museum aided by community
February 5, 2012 Recently a couple of inconsiderate people broke into the Veterans Museum and stole a variety of historical items. These items represent significant moments in the lives of several people in our are. more »»
Dangers of Marcellus mining
February 5, 2012 This letter is to point some of the environmental problems and very serious risks to our health that remain unaddressed regarding Marcellus mining: ? Air emissions: The cumulative amount of toxic... more »»
Hatched at a comedy club
February 5, 2012 In reading the article of Pamela Brust, I thought how she must have laughed while writing the story regarding the pay raises. more »»
America’s survival at stake
February 5, 2012 You ask, how can he win re-election with 9 percent unemployment, gas prices near $4, economy in the gutter, U.S. headed toward bankruptcy? Here is how he will do i. more »»
A new king in Cleveland
February 5, 2012 The 2011 NBA draft class was considered by many to be weak, lacking depth of potential NBA superstars. more »»
Support small businesses
February 5, 2012 Too often we hear about small and manufacturing businesses closing their doors right here in our community. more »»
Let honesty be rewarded
February 5, 2012 I am the owner of a business in Mineral Wells. Yesterday, I left a bank bag full of money in a shopping cart at the Parkersburg southside Walmart. more »»
Nohe decision not arrogant
February 5, 2012 What the situation boils down to is this: Can David Nohe do both jobs? Can he successfully hold both positions, serving the citizens of Wood County as well as all the citizens in the Third District?... more »»
Manchin votes for America
February 5, 2012 Although a registered Republican, I voted for Joe as a governor and senator. I’ll vote for him again. Why? Because he’s schooled in the Constitution and economics 101. He is a conservative Democra. more »»
Ron Paul: Forgotten candidate
February 5, 2012 Why does the news media not give him any mention when it comes to the other candidates for president? He may be old, but he is the only one with common sense. more »»
Fiscally irresponsible officials
February 5, 2012 In response to Senate Bill 168, which would give some elected county officials a double-digit percentage pay raise in a time of high unemployment and high taxes, it is fiscally irresponsibl. more »»
Bring the troops home
February 5, 2012 Just a thought: Call me isolationist or a pacifist, but we have never found a country reaching out accepting us with open arms, so why do we stay in Afghanistan? Our country is littered with... more »»
Raese is good for the state
January 29, 2012 This winter, while John Raese was preparing for a conference call in Morgantown, he gave me a call. Knowing my love for biographies he told me he had read again about Gen. more »»
Obama’s destructive path
January 29, 2012 Our nation was promised “hope and change” throughout his campaign and again when President Barack Obama took office in 2009. more »»
Doing the ‘tax problem’ math
January 29, 2012 With all of the rhetoric and misinformation being aired, opposite sides continue to become more polarized. It is damaging our country. It would behoove us all to step back and look at some facts. more »»
Our most decisive election ever
January 29, 2012 This could be the most decisive year in the history of the United States. more »»
GOP isn’t focused on jobs
January 29, 2012 I wrote a letter to our congressman, Republican David McKinley, and received a letter back from him in return. His letter was not as informative as I would have liked. more »»
Residents have a choice
January 29, 2012 I have written previously about the Washington County Commission’s forcing a million-dollar sewage system on the 50 home owners of Woodlawn Acres to the “tune” of $10,500 a home plus $56 a month fe. more »» Coffee House Concert February 9, 2012 PARKERSBURG — A coffee house concert by Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle will be 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Children's Home Society of West Virginia, 1739 St. Mary's Ave., Suite 3, Parkersburg.Admission is $10. The pair are Nashville-based singer songwriters in the Americana genre. more » Local events |
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