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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 ...

Letter to the Editor: Search for American soul

Once Americans knew what we stood for, a thing called values. We believed in law and order. Our constitution was sacred; the law of the land. Why then, do we now witness the open and clearly intentional violation of the principles of our founding fathers; those things enshrined in the 14th ...

Letter to the Editor: Judges must be reined in

The Democrats have obviously learned nothing from their losses in the 2024 election. They have remained on the losing side of the issues, which catapulted Trump into the presidency and gave the GOP the majority in the senate and kept them in control of the House. The Democrats are still ...