Last Saturday morning, I parked in the parking lot at the Al Smith stage in Southwood Park. I had heard about the stray cat problem, and I decided to check it out myself, as the problems seem to cross various City departmental lines. I approached the stage about 10:15 a.m. and I saw three cats ...

The writer disparaged my “suckers and losers” comment about Trump’s regard for service personnel, which he said came from “fake” news. Let’s cover the two comments separately. The writer claims without mentioning names that the people close to Trump deny he said that. My reply is ...

Kamala Harris has previously stated as POTUS she would consider emptying prisons, releasing all criminals, including violent ones, back on to our streets, thus crime would sky-rocket. Our country would experience an increase in “new” first-time criminals, because potential criminals would ...

Babies are alive in the womb, no matter what some believe. Yes, they are alive and any mother with child knows that. Life begins at conception, not when a baby takes its first breath. To say otherwise is to let people know how ignorant one really is. A baby in the womb does not have to breathe ...

When we are young we live each day with plans for the future. We may plan what career we want to work at. Maybe we hope to fall in love for a lifetime and raise a family. For some plans may be more short-term only concerned with the next month or year. There is nothing wrong with any of those ...

On Sept. 19, 2024, I had a procedure done on my spine. It required numbing, which affected my legs. By the time I got home, they were totally rubber. My friend and I, even with the help of a walker, couldn’t get me out of the car. Two young men with the Parkersburg Fire Department were ...