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Letter to the Editor: Including stats doesn’t make sense

The politically correct crowd wins again. In case you missed it, a committee which met for several years has imported statistics from the old Negro Leagues in baseball from the past into the permanent records of major league baseball today. There were 6 or 8 different leagues from the past, ...

Letter to the Editor: Kuhl instrumental in solving problem

I moved to Southside Parkersburg about three years ago and soon noticed a frequent backup of the traffic on Pike Street/WV14 from the traffic light at Gihon Road/Rayon Drive intersection that would often extend about a mile to the Patriot Plaza Shopping Center. This was a recurrent problem and ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump/Biden cognitive ability – Pt. 2

The first letter established my credentials to judge Trump and Biden’s mental state. It finished with rating Biden slightly ahead of Trump on recall ability. Perhaps the most important quality is innate intelligence and experience. Biden is head and shoulders above Trump in intelligence and ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump is the right man for the job

This letter is in rebuttal to “A Rebuttal: Part 3,” in the Sunday June 30, newspaper. Yes, Trump removed a cache of top secret documents to Mar A Lago, which he, as president, had the constitutional authority to declassify and take with him. Biden hadn’t the authority to do so as ...

Letter to the Editor: A prayer and a story

Dear God, I am a widow lady living alone and I will be celebrating my 91st birthday on July 4, 2024. This has given me a special love for my country. What can I do to bring restoration and sanity back to this beloved country of Yours and mine? God reminded me, “You are the storyteller, ...

Letter to the Editor: Reunion a success

Wirt County High School Class of 1964 reunion/picnic was held June 22 at the Giffin Farm on Rose Hill. A meet and greet, get-acquainted session began at 11 a.m. Just before noon, a group picture (available for purchase) was taken by John Fleek of the graduates in attendance. At noon, a ...