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Letter to the Editor: Grand Central Avenue war zone

What has happened to Grand Central Avenue? Why did someone decide to remove all the trees and greenery? The drive up Grand Central now is an eyesore with brown oil and tree stumps sticking out of the ground. I am sure this look was not cheap for the taxpayers. I do not remember reading in ...

Letter to the Editor: There are other ways

After attending a Parkersburg City Council meeting, I was disappointed by the apparent lack of visionary leadership in our city. After the meeting I was left with the realization that Parkersburg has no one in charge with the ability to innovate, inspire and build for a brighter future. Town ...

Letter to the Editor: Wake up, West Virginia

I am a Green Beret, entrepreneur, business owner and proud West Virginian. I love this state. I love Parkersburg. But lately, it feels like we’re slipping into something we were never meant to become — apathetic, undisciplined, and content with mediocrity. We’ve stopped aiming high. ...

Letter to the Editor: Parkersburg must do right thing on trash collection

Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce and some of the City Council members are asleep at the wheel and have been for the past several months! As a result, a trash collection crisis is imminent. Imagine what it would be like if your streets were littered with trash, feral animals – rats, raccoons, ...

Letter to the Editor: Doesn’t make sense to pay more for less

The average salary of residents in Parkersburg is less than $35,000. Yet, the Mayor who makes over $90,000, wants to increase the cost of trash pickup without recycling and only give the sanitation workers an increase of $2 an hour. One of my many questions is what kind of benefits do these ...

Letter to the Editor: Keep an eye on national debt

I am good with the recent tariffs the Trump administration has invoked on our trade partners across the world. My hope is the funds from the tariffs will be used to offset some existing federal spending. I am also good with the spending cuts being formulated in the budget bill. I am not a ...