Parkersburg News and Sentinelhttp://www.newsandsentinel.comTop Headlinesen-usSat, 18 May 2013 11:13:21 EDTSat, 18 May 2013 11:13:21 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssStart working for the countryhttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/574014.htmlAfter watching the Congressional inquiry hearing on May 8, about the Benghazi attack, I am compelled to write my first letter to the editor.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTJoe Manchin's bright futurehttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/574015.htmlI thought the Manchin/ Toomey gun bill would be problematical politically for both senators; however, to the contrary for Sen. Manchin, for it has been a treasure trove for him.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTOnly encouraging mediocrityhttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/573987.htmlWhat's wrong with Common Core, the national standards that are being pushed into public education? The point of having standards is to standardize the states, and by definition that makes them "national standards.Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTThe problem is being silenthttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/573988.htmlFor the past eight months I have been completely dumbfounded at our president, secretary of state, attorney general, and others in high position in our federal government who have been involved in a blatant coverup of the Benghazi massacr.Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTForgetting the common goodhttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/573989.htmlFree enterprise and capitalism are touted by the Republicans as the supreme system of economics and freedom. According to them, our country is great because of these principles. Everyone for themselves. Individualism. Make a profit.Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT