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Opinion

Editor’s Notes: The first step is the hardest

Local columns

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is encouraging West Virginians to incorporate a Mountaineer Mile into each day — a little exercise for what U.S. News and World Report calls the most obese state in the country. It’s a great idea. Get out and walk or jog for a bit every day in this beautiful state ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: A report back from college

Local columns

On the last day my Natural Resources and Human Ecology professor said, “College is about discovering the meaning of life.” While I am not there yet, I do think I am on my way toward finding my meaning. On May 9, I finished my first year at the University of Vermont, studying Wildlife and ...

Letter to the Editor: Restroom debate

Letters to the editor

Construction of the new City Park activity center has done away with two important restrooms. I have tried to contact the city concerning the need for a temporary restroom near the playground. I was told it was up to the mayor. After the city council meeting May 13, I had the opportunity to ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump not a dictator

Letters to the editor

The letter in the Sunday, April 27 newspaper titled “Stand up for our America” contained so much erroneous misinformation I had to respond. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was never an American or a Maryland resident, but a citizen of El Salvador. Garcia illegally entered the U.S. in 2012. In 2019, ...

Letter to the Editor: Don’t compare

Letters to the editor

When writing letters that can be read by the public, you just never know when you’ll meet someone who has read them. I hope when I write to you that I am being as genuine and honest as I try to be in real life. I was at the oral surgeon’s office waiting for my husband when I overheard a ...

Kiki’s Corner: Sons are special, daughters are divine

Local columns

Last week we all celebrated Mother’s Day and very soon coming up we will be celebrating Father’s Day so today I want to dwell on sons and daughters. God blesses us with children and every family has numerous and different stories to share about their children. The larger the families are, ...