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Opinion

The way it used to work

Letters to the editor

In 1960 I worked part-time for a Parkersburg doctor. Some patients paid for their visit as they left the office. We billed some patients and they paid a little each month. There were a few patients who couldn’t pay. The doctor took care of them anyway. He also kept “samples” of ...

Kiki’s Corner: Fourth of July weekend!

Local columns

As always the Fourth of July comes with a big bang! And a day all Americans should celebrate … This important day deserves to be honored and celebrated by one and all, “The Day of American Independence!” I hope all of you had a great day Friday with lots of quality time with your friends ...

Cracking the Code: Perceptions of reality

Local columns

Perception is your reality, but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently: What we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), the last of the slaves in the USA were freed. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, but there ...

Op-ed: One Big Beautiful Bill delivers for West Virginia

Local columns

West Virginians demanded generational change in November after years of mass migration, inflation, and progressive insanity. They demanded a secure border, lower costs, and a return to commonsense. Today, on our nation’s 249th Independence Day, President Trump is set to deliver on that ...

Independence: Remember why we celebrate the July 4th

Editorials

As Americans prepare to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of our Declaration of Independence, it is important to take a hard look at why such a day is worth celebrating, nearly 250 years later. After all, the date has been a federal holiday only since 1870 — the heart of the ...

The Way I See It: What if Marietta had a flood wall?

Local columns

The Mid-Ohio Valley is home to Parkersburg, where a 20,000-foot wall and levee hold back any potential flood, and Marietta, where rising waters flow through the streets whenever the rivers decide to leave their banks. The wall in Parkersburg was built following the 1937 flood. Constructed by ...