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Letter to the Editor: Thank you

As we enter 2026 we wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year! More importantly, we wanted to express our most sincere “THANKS” to our community for your contributions and support of the Fraternal Order of Police Blennerhassett 79 Shop With A Cop 2025 project. We are pleased ...

Letter to the Editor: Remember and believe

Have you ever stopped to think about all the inventions or improvements in technology since you were born? My husband and I were discussing it this evening. We both remember the first TV sets our families had. They each had a huge cabinet but only a small sized black and white screen. At most ...

Letter to the Editor: Blood on their hands

Currently, protests are occurring nationwide over the shooting of a reputed anti-ICE activist, Renee Good, by ICE officer Jonathan Ross, when she allegedly attempted to run down ICE officers with her Honda Pilot SUV. Videos seemingly support this narrative, which show Good’s SUV tires ...

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for two significant milestones

Many of you know of me as the “Guitar Man” who performs the marketing for a local pizza company on Division Street on the south side of Parkersburg. I recently have been blessed to have arrived at two more significant milestones. January 2026 is 17 years on the job and December marked 12 ...

Letter to the Editor: Where is their courage?

Whether found on a school playground or in the White House, all bullies are the same ... chicken-hearted, vengeful, inhumane, ego-driven cowards who pick fights with those most defenseless, helpless and weak, blaming others while surrounded by a gang of trigger-happy blackshirts. A true West ...

Letter to the Editor: Illegals unwelcome

As I was driving today in Marietta, I noticed a group of people standing along the road on Pike Street holding placards. Most said things about ICE, support the constitution, free us from Trump, etc. I did not honk in support. I did notice the signs were professionally printed. Wonder who paid ...