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Letters to the editor

Extend Route 2 project south

I am informed that a legislative bill (House Bill 2539, dated April 12, 1997) established a Route 2/I-68 Authority to advocate the widening of the West Virginia Route 2 to four lanes from Parkersburg to Chester and also extending the I-68 Corridor from Morgantown to Route 2. Bob Miller of ...

Understanding founders’ intentions

On the TV news, we often hear the Democrats and many Republicans refer to our nation as a democracy, which it is not. It is a constitutional republic. The word “democracy” does not appear in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution ...

Biden, Trump both in need

Joe Biden exhibits most of the characteristics of a senile adult male. It is a fact of life that as we age, we fail. But, for someone his age (81) to be in probably the most stressful occupation in the world and not be in full possession of his faculties is horrendous. The man cannot complete ...

Where are Mike Azinger’s priorities?

First, as to my bona fides: I am a conservative Republican, and indeed have spent the past several years working professionally on the campaigns of Republican politicians. I am not a liberal or even a moderate, and am glad that, after years of mismanagement by Democrats, the Republicans control ...

Celebrate Vietnam veterans with us on March 29

We would like to invite you to our Welcome Home Vietnam Veteran Day Celebration at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in South Parkersburg. On this day, we honor more than 3 million Americans who served in and around a country in Southeast Asia that most had never heard of until they ...

Searching for car

I’m looking for a one-of-a-kind car made of yellow cycolace material made at the Marbon Carbon Plant in Washington, W.Va., which closed some 30 years ago. It was last seen running around the parking lot by employees of the plant, known to be sold in the south of the United States, and was ...