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Letter to the Editor: Advice to politicians

I am writing an open letter to anyone who is running for a political office in 2024. Remember, in reality you are being interviewed for a job. Your future employer, the people, have a right to know why you should be hired. Do not talk about why someone else should not be hired. Tell the ...

Letter to the Editor: Abortion fight is not about control

Time to take off the gloves about abortion. To put it plainly, it is the deliberate murder of an unborn child. Make no mistake about it: An expectant mother knows exactly what is growing inside her. It is not a thing, not a fetus, not just something unworthy of life … it is a human creation ...

Letter to the Editor: Time to return to progressive tax rates

Donald Trump spent a lot of time watching television during his time as president. He did manage to pull off two big things, though. The first was that he stole children from thousands of desperate asylum seeking families who had made their way to the southern border. The second was he gave ...

Letter to the Editor: The patriotic choice

For me, this election is not a left or right political vote, but instead a patriotic vote. It is a vote for decency, for character, for respect, truth, honor, optimism, inclusion, joy! Choosing Harris-Walz chooses these attributes for America! Joyce Mestemacher Parkersburg

Letter to the Editor: Voters should educate themselves about the candidates

In a letter in the Sunday, July 28, newspaper titled “Responding to Trump is the Right Man,” the author stated Trump’s contingent was in Paris, France, and someone mentioned visiting the Aisne-Marne cemetery approximately 60 miles away. There was a light drizzle, and Trump felt it would ...

Letter to the Editor: No one should vote for Kamala Harris

This letter is to comment on the letter in the Sunday, July 28, newspaper titled “Responding to ‘Trump is the right man,’” which critiques former president Trump for not serving in the military and other things. The U.S. Constitution, article 2, section 1, paragraph 5, reads “No ...