Editorials

Thumps Up, Thumbs Down

UP: To the repair and relocation work on the Veterans Memorial in Cairo, which was damaged by flooding last month. Tim Cantwell and his crew from TC Towing and Repair have begun the process to fix water leaks and raise the concrete pad on which the memorial sits, as a new site is being prepped on the land along Main Street by Cairo Masonic Temple #14's new building (the former Union Bank Building). Some donors have already stepped up, but more are needed to complete the project. Kudos to those who have already done the heavy lifting.

UP: To the artists of the Wood County Society's Artbeat Studio, who created the metalwork bees, butterflies and flowers adorning lightposts along Market Street in Parkersburg. "It was just really moving and super impressive to see the work that they are doing," said Mayor Tom Joyce. We couldn't agree more. Thank you, folks, for making our streets more beautiful with your creations.

UP: To Constellium in Ravenswood for its part in NASA's Artemis program, which has the goal of sending the first woman and another man to the moon by 2024. Constellium is a supplier for NASA's space launch system and Orion spacecraft. "We will collaborate with our commercial and international partners and establish sustainable exploration by the end of the decade," NASA said. "Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap -- sending astronauts to Mars." It is fantastic to know Constellium is part of bringing that dream closer to reality.