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Letter to the Editor: Trump offers no benefit to average American

I am sending this in response to a letter to the editor that appeared in the March 8 weekend edition of the newspaper. The writer complained that Congress and ultimately your publication is infected with “Trump Derangement Syndrome” by intentionally overlooking the good things Trump’s ...

Letter to the Editor: Cooperate to finish P2P

There is a little known effort called the P2P initiative, a cooperation between Pennsylvania and West Virginia to build a 180-mile-long rail trail connecting Pittsburgh’s Point Park to the Point at Parkersburg. To complete this trail as part of a 1,500 mile network from New York to Ohio ...

Letter to the Editor: SAVE Act necessary

According to numerous polls, over 85% of Americans believe a valid picture ID should be required before voting at the polls. The House of Representatives has passed the SAVE Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, requiring proof of citizenship by showing a government-approved ID before ...

Letter to the Editor: Common sense and evil

Common sense: good sense in everyday affairs, practical intelligence. Not book knowledge, able to figure out the solving of a problem. Evil: morally bad, wrong, sinful, wicked, corrupt, harmful. The reason for my definitions at the beginning of this letter is so anyone can understand better ...

Letter to the Editor: Get help to complete trail

Completing the bicycling and walking trails offers a unique opportunity to add jobs and grow the economy of the MOV. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission is “to deliver vital public and military engineering services to energize the economy,” including “civil works: planning, ...

Letter to the Editor: Endorsing Jeff Sandy

This letter is being offered to notify you that I am giving my total endorsement and support to Jeffrey Sandy in his bid to run for the West Virginia House of Delegates. I first met Jeff when he was a young Treasury Special Agent and I was a young West Virginia State Trooper. It was the 1970s ...