Letters to the Editor

President Trump Is the Nation’s ‘Great Divider’

Editor, News-Register: As per usual, the “great divider” of our great nation, President Donald Trump continues to demagogue increasingly that all political violence is generated by left-leaning progressive Democrats when in reality, has been proven to be absolutely not true, based on all irrefutable such evidence. This upon the unfortunate killing of Charlie Kirk, who was the founder of a conservative youth outreach group known as Turning Point U.S.A. Kirk had been a very strong Trump supporter and reportedly advised Trump personally on policy as well as on personal issues, ...

Vote To Support Funding for Your Local Library

Editor, News-Register: The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County has a renewal levy on the Nov. 4 ballot. There is a group calling itself the Committee for Decent Libraries which is campaigning for the defeat of this levy because it does not approve of some books available to the public, specifically books dealing with transgenderism which are in the young adult and children section of the library. This has been an ongoing issue with this group, which wants all books with which it does not agree, removed. To put this in context, the library has approximately 65,000 items ...

Column Misses the Mark About Peaceful Protests

Editor, News-Register: I feel compelled to respond to Cal Thomas’ uninformed article “No Kings? No One Really Has a Clue”. His review of the historic peaceful protests across our nation in response to an administration led by Donald J. Trump is egregiously misguided. He even claims that the event was largely choreographed and underwritten by donors such as George Soros as a money laundering scheme. Show us the proof, Mr. Thomas. And, speaking of money laundering, you failed to note the most recent Presidential Pardon is for Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the ...

America’s Great Income Inequality Debate Rages

Editor, News-Register: “I can do something often accomplishes more than something must be done,” as the Trump administration announces that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not be rolled out on Nov. 1, disrupting food access nationwide. On the other side of town, the major stock indexes closed at record highs. 401K plans soar in value as workers think out loud “what is wrong with this.” If you deposit $50 a week into a growth fund — which can be done by workers with a 5% contribution and 4% corporate match then sharing 1% or more with the 401K Plan ...

Musings on Loss of City’s Winter Viennese Ball

Editor, News-Register: The announcement of the cancellation of the Wheeling Winter Viennese Ball is met with great disappointment among many. Sometimes, the ball goers embraced a winter night filled with crisp, cold, biting north winds and fresh snowfall. A Winter Wonderland: a true Vienna winter atmosphere. The decorated Glessner Auditorium red carpet world, the scent of beautiful fresh cut flowers that took the onlookers dressed to the nines to the magical time of the House of Strauss, as the young cotillion members who had spent countless hours in organized workshops and dance ...

Jefferson County Library Levy Deserves Support

Editor, News-Register: I love libraries, especially our local Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County. When I talk to different people in the area, I am heartened by how many also have an appreciation of how lucky we are to have seven branches (soon to be eight) and a bookmobile serving our community. On the other hand, I am often dismayed at how many people are unfamiliar with all of the ways that the library can enhance their lives. Oh, sure, everyone knows that you can check out books, movies and music CDs. Many people know that you can also access online resources like ...