In a previous letter to the editor, I discussed some of the problems with cutting government fraud, waste and abuse under DOGE. Now, I will outline a proposal to effectively make those cuts. The head of each department (Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, etc.) appointed by ...

With increasing gun violence and mass shootings, anti-gun Democrats are seeking gun confiscations from potentially violent people through red flag laws. Anti-gun Democrats (and RINO Republicans) seek allowing law enforcement to automatically disarm so-accused individuals, without a hearing or ...

I am writing this letter hoping that all coaches will see and read it and know I have decided to even write and publish it out of concern for our young people missing out on church events and activities. In the past, coaches were not able to schedule practice, games, scrimmages, etc. before 1 ...

Now that those who rule the roost on Parkersburg City Council managed to essentially silence their constituents, a little bird told me to check the April 8 agenda. And while its contents didn’t exactly ruffle my feathers, and it wasn’t a cardinal sin, I wonder what birdbrain is setting the ...

Over the last few years, election integrity has been a huge topic of discussion in politics. Election integrity is far more than “stolen votes,” mail-in ballot shenanigans and voting machine irregularities. Election integrity is extremely important if we are to have a system that truly ...

President Trump’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) initiative coupled with our crippling national debt is earth-shaking. Having worked in and around the federal government for over 35 years, I have witnessed first hand the fraud, waste and abuse. Every federal supervisor knows the ...