Dear Friends and Fellow West Virginians, I want to address some recent posts and comments circulating across social media platforms. Let me be very clear: I have not abandoned the Republican Party, nor have I abandoned the core values that define West Virginia. I remain fully committed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...