Editor, News-Register: Regarding the present financial problems at West Virginia University, the answer would seem to be adequate funding from the State Legislature. There always seems to be a budget surplus. But, sadly, the Republican super-majority is engaged in what Phil Kabler of the Charleston Gazette-Mail calls “the systemic defunding of higher education.” Clearly, this is wrong. What can be done? Is the answer at the ballot box? R. M. Rine Wheeling
Editor, News-Register: If one watches Fox News, Newsmax, listens to talk radio, or subscribe to a conservative news podcasts, you’d swear the public education system has ruined the USA along with the epidemic of fatherless homes over the past 50-plus years. I don’t think I have to explain to those on the conservative side or liberal side, who happen to be in favor of the way the nation is going, the changes over the past six decades in how academia has changed our country. On the other side of the political spectrum, the Left sticks to blaming climate change, capitalism, and the ...
Editor, News-Register: As a police officer in the city for several years, I never gave it much thought about what went down behind closed doors. I did my job and went back to work, never worrying about how the victims may feel. Today, I now understand how the victims felt and feel. Not in a criminal case, but in family court where I am a victim. Here in Jefferson County, defense and prosecuting attorneys are all buddies. They are more concerned about sipping their drinks together rather than actually helping clients. And trust me, these attorneys will do anything to avoid the ...
Editor, News-Register: Last week’s contribution to the News-Register by Pelosi’s Piedmont Parrot is very revealing. Nearly each week, we are subjected to weakly argued propaganda on former President Trump, and each essentially can be summarized as “Orange Man bad.” Last week’s letter concluded with “The Orange-faced loser’s strategy is becoming ‘Too Corrupt To Be Convicted.’” Trump hasn’t been president in 2 ½ years, but do we hear equal and opposite emotions of praise of the Big Guy? Rarely. This is TDS at its finest. Why don’t we hear from TDS suffers: ...
Editor, News-Register: Joe Biden: measure him by any means and you’ll find he’s corrupt, incompetent, and a liar. Review a few of his abominable policies: Chinese virus scandal, economy, inflation, record national debt, open borders, cancel culture, treating parents as domestic terrorists, record homelessness, record crime, home sales down, record repossessions, Afghanistan, destroying our energy independence, cocaine in the White House, top secret files in his garage, didn’t acknowledge his grandchild, thinks Kamala Harris is doing a fine job, foreign bribes ... — what says it ...
Editor, News-Register: I am writing to urge you NOT to dissolve the Foreign Language Department of West Virginia University. In a time when diplomacy, language skills and cultural understanding are CRUCIAL, it is UNTHINKABLE that we lose the department that can best prepare students for our interconnected, global society. It would be so detrimental to our nation’s defense and our state’s economy. Right now, two thirds of employers are looking to hire candidates with language ability and understanding of other cultures. When our WVU graduates compete for jobs with those from ...