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Letter to the Editor: Azinger op-ed appalling, misleading

I am appalled at the hate-filled diatribe, published as an op-ed, written by Mike Azinger last week. It was filled with misinformation and obvious bigotry. The American Psychological Association and other medical organizations have called the book he quoted by Abigail Shrier a “transphobic ...

Letter to the Editor: Countering the hate

Last week, state Sen. Mike Azinger, wrote a hate-filled op-ed defaming people who are sexually different than he is. He writes as an expert on sexuality, medical treatment, and interpretation of scripture. I am not sure which group he is following. Is it Michael Flynn’s ReAwaken America, ...

Letter to the Editor: Education on prevention

Last week, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel featured an article indicating Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce has been selected to the committee to help distribute the over $1 billion West Virginia will receive in opioid settlements. While I was glad to read there is significant headway being made ...

Letter to the Editor: Another reason to be thankful

While talking on the phone with a friend today I realized I haven’t told you about all the kind things people have been doing for me. About 5 years ago I got a rapid case of scoliosis. In 10 months time my spine had twisted and shifted over to the side so much I lost 5 inches in height; ...

Letter to the Editor: Unfairly grouped

I’m writing in response to the recent letter entitled “Activists imposing beliefs on others.” This writer puts all of us who care about the environment, including the tragedy of whales ingesting plastic, as a bunch of nuts and caring more about whales than unborn babies. He seems to ...

Letter to the Editor: Biblical back-and-forth

My previous letter to this paper cited the Biblical God’s policy that abortion was not murder. My letter consisted largely of Biblical quotations, which I believe stood on their own. I personally said I do not approve of abortion generally; Biblical God said nothing about it. Another author ...