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Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Going backward

As a handicapped senior and not willing to drive, Parkersburg offers two vital services: 1, as a supporter of the environment and a conservative in the sense of conservation, i.e. “the wise use of our planet’s resources,” the cost of curbside recycling collections is a bargain when ...

Letter to the Editor: HR 38 a must-pass

American gun owners may be one step away from national constitutional carry nationwide. Pro-Second Amendment Congressman from North Carolina Richard Hudson has introduced House Resolution 38, in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.” HR 38 ...

Letter to the Editor: Carbon capture and storage unproven, unsafe

I am responding to the letter to the editor in last weekend’s (May 10-11) edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel by West Virginia Manufacturers Association President Bill Bissett titled “Another look at carbon capture and storage.” Mr. Bissett’s assertion that carbon capture and ...

Letter to the Editor: Restroom debate

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

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

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 ...