Parkersburg is so fortunate to have beautiful topography, a growing arts scene, talent and the ever-improving riverfront. Let’s continue to move forward bringing pride to our community along with tourist dollars by making the Welcome Center, Point Park and the flood wall an iconic destination ...

West Virginians ask why we consistently rank worst compared to our sister states. Look no further than the recent re-election of Mooney and Azinger. They ran on election and climate change denial, inflation blame, coal recovery and abortion. While I’m not dismissing those concerns, are ...

I am writing in response to the op-ed by Jim Mullen titled “The Democrat Party’s war on America and the Constitution.” It truly is only an opinion piece. The writer’s arguments are biased and have no foundation. If one of my students gave me a paper such as this I would return it with ...

In response to Brian Raitz’s op-ed on Oct. 15, 2022: I attended the library board meeting of Sept. 28 to which he refers. I strongly share the concern the group had over the book “Gender Queer” (among others), which is aimed at young readers and is nothing more than a pornographic novel ...

On Nov. 2, President Biden gave a prime time speech similar to his earlier September speech sans the reddish backdrop. Biden again ranted, raved and spewed hatred for Trump and MAGA Republicans, blaming them for all of America’s problems. The very problems Biden himself created with the help ...

It is a sad day in America when the liberals speak of abortion rights and women’s rights as if they hold some moral high ground. They do not and are tools of the devil when they talk about the rights of women to “control their bodies.” Well, they missed the chance to control their own ...