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Editor's Notes: Escaping a 24-7 siege mentality

I know I’m not alone in driving past gas stations last week and panicking a little at the nearly $5/gallon prices; or worrying about news that other prices are increasing, energy costs are rising, etc. There’s the faint whiff of panic in the air, everywhere. I was talking with a friend ...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Cardboard Rockstar’

Many of you know me as the guitar man who performs the marketing for a local pizza company on Division Street, on the south side of Parkersburg. In the recent past, during the holiday season; I learned that a local musician had written a song celebrating my work as a street marketer for our ...

Letter to the Editor: America drowning in debt

The United States is currently drifting into a fiscal minefield with no clear map and a dwindling supply of luck. As the national debt accelerates past the $34 trillion mark, the conversation in Washington has devolved into a predictable cycle of partisan finger-pointing and temporary patches. ...

Heroes: National Guardsmen deserve praise

Two West Virginia National Guardsmen who were purportedly in Washington, D.C., for crime reduction and municipal beautification responsibilities found themselves in a horrific situation nearly six months ago. When Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of Summersville, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe ...

Letter to the Editor: No ballroom

Instead of a ballroom for an elderly baby, we need clean water and air for all the people in this country. We need gun laws to protect our future voting and working citizens as they attend private and public schools. Instead of a ballroom for a felon, we need healthcare and housing for our ...

The Crochet Lady: Newborn slippers stepping your way

Hello. I am Maurita the Crochet Lady. This month I wrote a pattern for newborn sized slippers and included an optional star that can be sewn onto them. The supplies include: soft worsted weight yarn, hook size H-5.0mm hook and a finishing or tapestry needle for sewing. STITCHES: CH= chain, ...