I have not written a letter for a while as life just sometimes gets busy. We all suffer from that malady, too much to do in so little time. What I really like to write about is the number one problem we have as people. It is not a money problem, a weight problem, or anything else we can think ...
Why are only five district council members on the finance committee, instead of a member from every district? We ALL pay a CITY fee, so should not all districts have a seat at the table? This way, all would get their fair share of the pie, not just a few. Human nature. You take care of your ...
A few days ago a dear friend of mine passed away. She was suffering from Alzheimer鈥檚. I decided to write a letter to send along with a sympathy card to her daughter and her family. This is what it was about. I met M several years ago through her cousin by marriage. He started bringing her ...
This letter is in response to the column by Susan Estrich titled 鈥淚鈥檓 with Gov. Newson,鈥� in the Friday, Aug. 29, newspaper, in which Ms. Estrich states 鈥淭exas is redrawing districts to unfairly pad the Texas delegation with more Republicans.鈥� Ms. Estrich鈥檚 column neglects ...
Early this summer I inquired about the necessity of a porta-a john near the playground at the city park. I was told by the mayor on May 13 after a not so nice conversation that he planned to put some in the park when music in the park started in the summer. Two were installed near the ...
I would like to say first that the hanging flower baskets on Market Street have been beautiful this spring and summer. They鈥檝e been a wonderful addition to downtown Parkersburg. However, I can鈥檛 understand why the city and county don鈥檛 seem to care about the overgrown grass and weeds ...
