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Letter to the Editor: Trump did right thing

On the TV news, we hear the Democrats ever criticizing President Trump. We never hear of any plans they have to make lives better for average Americans. They clearly have no plans to help Americans cope with affordability. They do allege if they retake Congress in 2026 (Heaven forbid), they ...

High Points of the Valley

* Each year, the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates coordinate Give Local MOV. This year’s event will be Tuesday, and it is an outstanding opportunity to support local nonprofits with the possibility of matches and other prizes to magnify the donation. ...

Look Back: Milking it for all it is worth (continued)

In the previous Look Back, an early Wood County dairy and the beginning of rules to protect the milk consumer were shared. The requirement of pasteurization in 1950 caused many small dairies to “get out” or at least alter their business methods. The story that first appeared in the ...

Reporter's Notebook: Republican street fight

Last week, I noted how shocked I was by the sheer amount of spending by political action committees and independent expenditure committees in statehouse races for this primary period. As I reported last week, just five groups had spent more than $1.6 million in a 30-day period between March ...

Letter to the Editor: Look forward to something

Looking back I always looked way younger than my age like my dad did. When I was born the age limit on the maternity floor was 12. The nurse told the doctor there was some little boy asking about Mrs. Chancey. The doctor had the nurse describe him, young, blonde, short. Doctor said, “Better ...

Op-ed: Time to rein in U.S. Supreme Court

The entire judicial career of John Roberts, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), has been dedicated to the undoing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Roberts’s personal vendetta against the legislation that codified an end to Jim Crow has now reached its zenith ...