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Letter to the Editor: Wood County BOE should support library

I support the funding request by the Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library, which is led by Director Brian Raitz. A recent article in the News and Sentinel reported concerns Wood County Board of Education President Justin Raber raised regarding the library’s funding requests, suggesting ...

Letter to the Editor: Presidential immunity must be preserved

In an earlier letter, in the Sunday, April 28 newspaper, titled “Election Security Still a Big Lie,” due to space limitations I omitted mentioning: In Arizona, when election officials attempted an audit of the voting machines for tampering, they found the voting machines had been ...

Letter to the Editor: Let Pavilion pave way to Parkersburg’s future

I have been listening to the residents of Parkersburg on both sides of the pavilion issue. This includes multiple in-person conversations, listening to Mayor Joyce and members of city council, and reading the plethora of social media debates. After disregarding the misinformation regarding ...

Letter to the Editor: Do better on community roads

First off, I’d like to commend the workers on Rt. 2 during the expansion. They have done well to keep traffic and typical disruptions to a minimum in my opinion and that is appreciated. The main reason I’m writing is for the roadway off of Rt. 2, Meadowview Drive. I have lived in ...

Letter to the Editor: Beware of Trump

It is absolutely astounding that any candidate of the Republican party would align himself (herself) with the labels of being endorsed by Trump, being pro-Trump, or that his/her values are supported by Trump. The term conservative used to hold some value, but why would anyone want to hitch ...

Letter to the Editor: There is a difference

In a recent column in the News, it was mentioned what Jim Justice recently said. While Jim Justice is not the most elegant speaker and grammarian, he certainly did not mean what was attributed to him. He was not being misogynistic. Misogyny, Merriam-Websters online dictionary, may be ...