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Letter to the Editor: Camping restriction was right thing to do

Parkersburg City Council has solved a serious problem by restricting camping on public land. I agree with the restriction, not because I am not sympathetic to the plight of the homeless, but allowing the homeless to continue to camp out just enables them to keep destroying their lives, mostly ...

Letter to the Editor: Ignoring Trump lies hypocritical

I had a good laugh when I read Rich Lowry’s column titled “Why Biden Lies.” He makes some valid points on some of Biden’s claims but for an author who was silent on Trump’s constant, breathtaking dishonesty, some of which led to the Jan. 6 insurrection, is the height of hypocrisy. ...

Letter to the Editor: Avoiding ignorance

Nothing bothers me as much as those who are willfully ignorant. With the recent school shootings again, the rhetoric is being ramped up once more. School shootings are terrible, but the gun is not the problem. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ignorance as “lacking knowledge of the ...

Letter to the Editor: Camping fines are anything but fine

Last Tuesday I spoke to the Parkersburg City Council regarding the proposed ordinance to ban camping in the city’s public spaces. The council would like to fine people $100-$500 for camping in the parks without a permit. This is clearly targeted toward eliminating the homeless from the ...

Letter to the Editor: Climate change a ‘vehicle’ for despots

The intentions of those who continually promote climate change propaganda are not only to misinform, but also to tire out one’s critical thinking and to become better informed by doing so, but also to eventually extinguish the truth. After continuous, relentless (as the reader finds in this ...

Letter to the Editor: Lock box needed

Since the early 1960s, the Social Security trust fund has been raided and is currently being filled with worthless IOUs. If this continues, Social Security will go bankrupt. To save Social Security, it must immediately be put in a lockbox. The Social Security trust fund can be saved only if it ...