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Letter to the Editor: Questioning property plan

I attended the Parkersburg City Council meeting on Feb. 28 to create an awareness about the City’s proposed plan to purchase the Economy Inn at 1954 7th St. This paper reported in November, this site is being considered as the site for the new fire station and also reported the city is ...

Letter to the Editor: Oh, the irony

Ha! OK, I now must comment on perhaps the most ironic letter to the editor in all of News and Sentinel history. It was last week’s “Take a look at the other side” by a near weekly scribe. In that missive, the writer implores his readers: “I would challenge the author and our ...

Letter to the Editor: PEIA retirees forgotten

The 2023 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature ended at midnight Saturday, with many of the priorities set by Republican leaders, though public employee retirees are left behind. House Minority Leader Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha, wondered Saturday whether the wins being touted by the ...

Letter to the Editor: The other men’s bracket

Once again, the other national college basketball bracket is here. For those of you who are not aware, West Liberty University near Wheeling is once again playing in the Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament. As a member of the Mountain East conference, they have won the Atlantic ...

Letter to the Editor: Take a look at the other side

This letter is an answer to the letter in the Feb. 26 newspaper titled “Republicans are on the wrong side,” a letter full of misinformation. First, the U.S. is not the only country in the world plagued by mass shootings. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, European countries, Mexico, ...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Surplus’ a deception

The so-called “surplus” is as many of us thought. It’s based on underestimated revenue and the stimulus funds from the COVID-19 stimulus bills sent to all the states. A total deception in the guise of passing a tax reduction law. Then, there’s the inventory repeal, credits (another ...