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Letter to the Editor: Talk with a stranger

Do you ever talk to strangers when you’re waiting in a long line or for an appointment? I often do. It makes the wait seem shorter. Ever see those TV commercials that show young home owners turning into their parents? I’m rather embarrassed to say, I identify with about all of them; ...

Letter to the Editor: City stance is garbage

This is what you might call a “trashy” letter, but if you live in Parkersburg, you should take the time to read. Your mayor and his buddies on council are trying to privatize your city trash service. I would say they are lazy and incompetent! Lazy because it’s a lot easier to take ...

Letter to the Editor: Vote real problems out

The so-called “No King” rallies are meaningless, as we have no king. We have a president, duly elected, by 77.3 million voters. The number of citizens attending “No King” rallies is allegedly 7 million, although most estimates have the number at closer to 1 million. “No King” ...

Letter to the Editor: Cat-feeding ban is cruel

Several months ago you had an article in the Parkersburg newspaper about prohibiting the feeding of abandoned and homeless animals. This upset me. Many feral animals have been abandoned by their owners, just dropped off somewhere to try to survive on their own. What is a person to do if they ...

Letter to the Editor: We don’t need another place to party

“Be prepared,” is the motto for Scouting America. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the multi-million dollar Wood County Resiliency Center remotely located on the floodplain of Third Street. After checking their website touting its, “multi-purpose use, as a hub for various ...