Letters to the Editor

Bill Russell America’s Champion

Editor, News-Register: July 31, 2022, marked the passing of a truly iconic sports legend and civil rights activist, William Felton “Bill” Russell, at the age of 88. Mr. Russell was the personification of a true champion of competitive team sports, leading his teams to championships as has no other athlete, winning two NCAA championships with the University of San Francisco while in college in 1955 and 1956, followed by his winning 11 NBA championships as a professional over his 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 and ...

Pundits Cherry-Pick Their Facts

Editor, News-Register: According to Marc Thiessen, the climate measures in the Inflation Reduction Act are merely “virtue signaling” for the benefit of the “climate-obsessed” because, according to Thiessen, they will have only a small impact on greenhouse gas emissions (“Act Won’t Reduce Inflation,” Aug. 28th). Thiessen does some cherry picking to support this claim, relying on the views of climate skeptic Bjorn Lomborg, while ignoring the broad consensus of analysts who predict that by 2030 the Act will reduce carbon pollution by about 40% from 2005 levels. The $369 ...

Droning On About Total Nonsense

Editor, News-Register: Ohio County Schools has a new toy. He’s called “Jerome the Drone.” Jerome is flying all around the county filming beautiful welcome-back-to-school videos, which make for marvelous social media content. Jerome is new and shiny. He’s part of the in-crowd and hangs with the cool kids. Jerome has an old friend who is not as popular with the educrats and only makes an appearance once a year. The administration would prefer not to talk about her. She is not as attractive as Jerome despite her once-a-year makeover. Frankly, no amount of lipstick can help the ...

Saving Our Schools and Nation

Editor, News-Register: National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast a story recently about a national teaching shortage in America’s public schools. NPR cited Covid-19 as the primary reason for this shortage, but as a substitute teacher in several districts over the past 10 years, I know the real reason first hand; a total loss of control in our classrooms. NPR will not broach this issue, for the same reason John Kennedy hesitated to introduce educational legislation in 1962, because policymakers and politicians warned President Kennedy that public education was a political snake ...

Energy Diversification Necessary

Editor, News-Register: West Virginia needs to attract the kinds of highly skilled jobs and industries that will create a truly sustainable, 21st century economy. That’s why we must continue to invest in all forms of energy including fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. In addition, we need to develop sophisticated energy technologies such as energy storage. Investing in renewable energy and new, clean energy technologies like energy storage will help create the kinds of jobs that West Virginia communities need right now while also supporting local businesses up and down the ...

Nation on Right Path with Biden

“Give’m Hell” was usually a moniker reserved for Harry Truman. Now though, President Joe Biden has earned that sobriquet even more than Harry. Joe has the Republicans sputtering, gasping and spitting due to Joe’s achievements in less than two years in office and with only 50 votes in the 100-seat Senate and a margin of only four in the House. Starting with foreign policy, Joe has taken out the master planner of the 9/11 attack (Ayman Al- Jawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s second in comand), provided the arms and European support to help Ukraine fight Russia to a standstill ...