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Letter to the Editor: CVB facility impressive

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau while attending the opening of an exhibit by Michael Coker, featuring the lives of Parkersburg residents Cecil “Zeke” Gabriel and Louise Marsh and the letters between them during World War ...

Letter to the Editor: Stop the land grab

On Dec. 20, 2022, 344 U.N. officials from 38 nations met in Montreal, Canada, and signed a document that could potentially affect all American landowners. They issued 62 decisions, actions and promises and listed 23 targets to hit before 2030. Officially titled the “Kunming-Montreal Global ...

Letter to the Editor: Thank you for learning

I attended the Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley’s presentation of “General Moses: Stories from the life of Harriet Tubman.” It was wonderful and a very good crowd in attendance. What I was so surprised, delighted and appreciative of was the young Caucasian parents with their, ...

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 ...