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Letter to the Editor: Being alone

My husband, Charlie, just got released from the hospital after 3 days of being miserable. Monday we went to the emergency room instead of going to our primary care physician and the cardiologist. That way they could do any tests at the same time. Fluid had built up in his legs. Then it started ...

Letter to the Editor: Anderson what we need

Republicans don’t have much going for them this year. All they can brag about is the Big Beautiful Bill, which is mostly a tax giveaway for the rich that is exploding the national debt. When they’ve got nothing else to run on, politicians tend to attach labels to their opponents, labels ...

Letter to the Editor: Hello? Anybody there?

I have been attending Parkersburg City Council meetings regularly for about two years. During this time I have taken the opportunity to address the council many times. Sometimes it was to ask questions, other times it was to make suggestions. There are usually around 10 citizens who also take ...

Letter to the Editor: Take another look at debt blame

In a recent letter titled “Stop the Bleeding” a local resident claimed that America’s current debt of $40 trillion is “mostly on Republicans” and cited Reagan, Bush and Trump as the worst culprits. Setting aside for a moment the gross oversimplification of this inflammatory ...

Letter to the Editor: Remembering vital role of Constitution

Sept. 17 was “Constitution Day,” this year being the 239th anniversary of the day our Constitution was signed. There was little recognition comparable to the momentous 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Of course the Constitution is the vastly more ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump, ICE doing their jobs

The fake news, CNN, MSNOW, NBC, CNBC, etc., constantly echo the Democratic Socialists of America Party’s “misrepresentations” of President Trump and the Republican Party. The fake news parrot the DSA’s claim President Trump promised there would be no wars, under his administration, ...