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Letter to the Editor: Rate increase worth the sacrifice

I recently read (a guest column) by a gentleman that should be in the know of what is happening at the Pleasants Power Station. He suggested, and I highly agree with, that we should keep the Pleasants Power Station at least in a “warm” state (operational) until such time as the fate of it ...

Letter to the Editor: U.N. treaty is dangerous

I’ve written about the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty many times previously, but as long as the ATT remains a threat to our Second Amendment, it bears constant reminders, considering Biden has signaled he intends to betray our constitutional rights to the U.N. by rejoining the ATT. Surely Americans ...

Letter to the Editor: Work appreciated

I take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation and give a hearty “pat-on-the-back” to those responsible for having brush cut from the high banks along Murdoch Avenue. A portion of the brushy areas from the old Nash School at Thirteenth Street, the area behind the stone wall of ...

Letter to the Editor: Facts are stubborn

This letter is in response to the letter in the April 2 newspaper titled “Just like Dad used to say.” The author calls the Hunter Biden laptop story “the far-right mating call of the unknowledgeable.” Apparently the author is unknowledgeable. The Congressional Oversight Committee has ...

Letter to the Editor: Don’t support levy

May 2 is election day in Belpre. Voting is a fundamental process in a democratic system. Voting is your civil right and your responsibility. Voting is a chance for the average citizen to have a voice in the people who represent them or an issue of interest. Some vote because they think their ...

Letter to the Editor: Greed and misuse

In the state of West Virginia, we are told that we have a surplus of money. I think what we have is a misuse of the tax money. Why do we have 656,860 poor people in our state? Why do we have pot holes on our state roads? Why do many communities have unsafe drinking water? Why don’t we have a ...