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Letter to the Editor: Time to move on from Trump

I’ve been watching and reading the testimony brought forward by the Jan. 6 hearings. This morning I listened to the entire testimony of then Secretary of State of Arizona, Russell Bowers. As a Christian and, I’d like to think, a patriotic American, it reaffirmed my belief that there are ...

Letter to the Editor: No one is coming for your air conditioner

By now I should know better but I’m continually alarmed by the misinformation people blindly accept and then proclaim loudly as fact. Case in point, the letter to the editor on the Aug. 13, titled “Leaders don’t understand citizens” should instead read “Some citizens don’t ...

Letter to the Editor: Trump being persecuted

Donald Trump was maligned while running, while serving and after leaving the presidency. He is still being persecuted, not prosecuted, with four federal indictments and other state indictments to keep him from returning to the White House. Conviction on all counts could result in Trump being ...

Letter to the Editor: Maintain capital punishment

In 2018, this man Robert Bowers walked in the Tree of Life synagogue where members of the Jewish congregation were holding Sabbath activities. He killed 11 and wounded two worshipers and five police officers. According to the article in the newspaper, his attorney is stating that Robert Bowers ...

Letter to the Editor: Think economics on new facility

At the Parkersburg City Council meeting on 7-25-23 I spoke about the exciting Recreation/Event Center that will be a great addition to our area. I would like to clarify that I was incorrectly portrayed in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel on 7-27-23 as saying I liked the concept but not the ...

Letter to the Editor: Pressure Congress on help for seniors

With inflation at a 41-year high, seniors are bearing the brunt of the hardship and Congress and the Biden administration aren’t listening. Instead, Congress gave the Ukraine another $45 billion in aid and Biden proposed a minimum of $1.2 trillion spending on climate change while pushing ...