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Mental health and gun owners
May 19, 2013 A May 5 letter (“Gun laws won’t stop criminals”) from Greg Perrine of Reedsville was less than honest in replying to an earlier writer’s view that “90 percent of Americans support the Manchin/Toomey... more »»
Obama’s ‘socialism’ is working
May 19, 2013 In response to Mr. Huffman. He says the growing debt over the last 4.5 years is the result of big government. more »»
The power of Golden Buckeyes
May 19, 2013 Each May is celebrated nationwide as Older Americans Month. more »»
An evolutionary mystery solved
May 19, 2013 As a student of evolution, I found American gun behavior truly perplexing until I realized a startling fac. more »»
Where is WVU-P’s upkeep?
May 19, 2013 I live on Happy Valley Lane beside the property that WVU-P leased off the city. WVU-P is responsible for the upkeep on this propert. more »»
Common Core invasive
May 19, 2013 At a friend’s request, I recently began looking into the new Common Core Standards that have been adopted across the country. more »»
Living organ donors save lives
May 19, 2013 I am writing this to get the word out about living kidney donation, possible donors. I am writing this for my husband of 22 years. My husband is very special to me. more »»
Start working for the country
May 13, 2013 After watching the Congressional inquiry hearing on May 8, about the Benghazi attack, I am compelled to write my first letter to the editor. more »»
Joe Manchin’s bright future
May 13, 2013 I thought the Manchin/ Toomey gun bill would be problematical politically for both senators; however, to the contrary for Sen. Manchin, for it has been a treasure trove for him. more »»
Only encouraging mediocrity
May 12, 2013 What’s wrong with Common Core, the national standards that are being pushed into public education? The point of having standards is to standardize the states, and by definition that makes them... more »»
The problem is being silent
May 12, 2013 For the past eight months I have been completely dumbfounded at our president, secretary of state, attorney general, and others in high position in our federal government who have been involved in a... more »»
Forgetting the common good
May 12, 2013 Free enterprise and capitalism are touted by the Republicans as the supreme system of economics and freedom. According to them, our country is great because of these principles. more »»
Those non-liberal extremists
May 12, 2013 In response to Carol Lazear Mitchell’s letter published May 5, I take issue with the statement if everyone paid their fair share instead of taking extreme measures to avoid paying taxes we wouldn’t... more »»
Thank God for Colombia
May 12, 2013 Much has been said about guns of late. Below are gun deaths per million for the identified countries: * Japan—0.7 * Azerbjian—0.7 * South Korea—1.3 * United Kingdom —2.5 * Spain— 6.3 * Australia—10. more »»
Sen. Manchin’s gun law obsession
May 6, 2013 Well, Joe Manchin is at it again! He was on Fox News saying he is not giving up on his gun control legislation and is reworking it to try to get it past the Senate again. more »»
More concerned about the wealthy
May 6, 2013 It is very discouraging when our elected officials are more concerned about the wealthy than they are the average person or the poor. more »»
Gun laws won’t stop criminals
May 5, 2013 In response to Jim Rapp’s letter published April 21, I take issue with the statement the Senate went against the wishes of 90 percent of the American people. more »»
Lessons learned from Willow Island?
May 5, 2013 Thirty-five years ago , West Virginia suffered the largest construction accident in American history when 51 lives were lost in a scaffolding collapse at the Willow Island power plant north of... more »»
Lazy, pitiful decision-making
May 5, 2013 I’ve always supported and understood the science behind proper wildlife control in West Virginia through hunting, trapping and fishing. And I’m certainly not an extreme animal activist. more »»
Held to a higher standard
May 5, 2013 I went to Vienna City Council meeting on April 25; spent seven or eight minutes questioning how the council could allegedly overcharge community $60,000-plus in recycling fees over the life of... more »» |
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