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Letter to the Editor: The wonder of hope

Hope is a great thing. Having hope when the odds are against you can keep you going. I had hope in 2016 when my spine started to twist. I lost 5 inches in height in 10 months. It was a fast onset of scoliosis. I tried a prescription back brace and physical therapy which didn’t slow it down. ...

Letter to the Editor: Keep Parkersburg moving forward

A 100+ year old building cannot meet the needs of today. A dilapidated pavilion attracts homelessness and drug use. Likewise, a new pavilion is not an economic development vehicle to bolster existing businesses and should not be downtown or in a new location. It is a lifestyle improvement ...

Letter to the Editor: Vote to renew levy

Thank goodness and thank the Lord God Almighty the Belpre City School Board is putting the levy of many years back on the ballot come November. Thank goodness the board looks out for the betterment of the students, teachers and schools. Now we need to get the parents and young people out to ...

Letter to the Editor: Long overdue

As I was listening to the news today, two things caught my eye. One, Pat Sajak, 77, is retiring after hosting “Wheel of Fortune” for 41 years. The other thing was that Mexico has elected its first female president. In my research, I count 30 countries or so that have female leadership, ...

Letter to the Editor: Think about what your vote will mean

As I sit alone in my beautiful sunroom looking at the trees and sunlit cloudy sky, missing my husband who died in March of this year, I am thankful for all the men and women, black and white who gave their lives to save the world from fascism in the 1940s. I think of all the families who ...

Letter to the Editor: Explore self through book, class

I’d like to share an experience that has profoundly impacted my life, all thanks to my free yoga class taught by the extraordinary Melissa Grega at the Pink Church every Wednesday at 6 p.m. During one of these sessions, Melissa introduced us to one agreement over 4 weeks from the book “The ...