Letters to the Editor

Just What is the Court Doing?

Editor, News-Register: The Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to prohibit abortion is cruel and repressive. Women, and their men, who can’t raise a child are being forced to do so. How does that honor the life of the child? The Court’s decision to prohibit states from regulating the carrying of guns in public spaces is insane. The Second Amendment is being worshiped at the expense of our children’s lives. How does that honor life? The Court has become politically partisan because Senate Republicans blocked Obama’s legitimate nominee, Merrick Garland, and installed ...

The GOP Can Prove Him Wrong

Editor, News-Register: The shocking thing is not that a minority of Americans wanted Roe V. Wade overturned, nor is it completely shocking that conservatives have won a court victory after an impressive decade of conniving. Of course, I’m not sure the party of Trump has really thought through this ”caring about children” thing. Because of course they also oppose the funding needed to provide high quality nutrition to the already horrifying number of malnourished children in this country. I don’t think they have a plan for massively increasing the already overwhelmed foster ...

Day of Women Helping Women

Editor, News-Register: On June 21st at the Crispin Golf Center, there didn’t seem to be a COVID pandemic, nor a war in Ukraine, a recession pending, or any sign of racism and unrest. There were 106 women, mostly over the age of 60 (some in their 80s and 90s), who’s only real interest was food, fun and friends — along with air conditioning, a drink and dessert. Everybody, and I mean everybody, had smiles on their faces. The Oglebay Women’s Golf Association (OWGA) held its 9th Annual Golf Scramble which was attended by ladies from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia ...

Give and Take of Our Freedoms

Editor, News-Register: I recently read a Letter to the Editor in which the writer insisted that the rights granted to the people of the United States were given by God and that these God-given rights could not be taken away from us. I prefer to give credit to people such as George Washington who led the troops to defeat the British, to Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and to James Madison, the writer of the Bill of Rights. Without our Constitution and Bill of Rights, we have no guaranteed rights. If our rights are given by God, what about the rights of the ...

A ‘Wonderful,’ Nonsensical War

Editor, News-Register: A very bloody war — without purpose — is being waged in Ukraine. Just consider the toll this nonsensical war is having: - At least 20 thousand dead. - Tens of thousands injured. - 15 million homes destroyed. - 40 percent of Ukraine’s infrastructure destroyed. - Russia’s economy in severe depression. - Fuel prices soaring and seemingly out of control. - The U.S. suffering its worst inflation in 50 years. - Worldwide food supply threatened. - Nuclear war (that would kill hundreds of millions) is being bandied about like this is just a bar ...

Regulate Guns Like Automobiles

Editor, News-Register: The 2nd Amendment enshrines gun ownership, nevertheless, gun usage can and should be regulated, to preserve our safety and security. We need laws to regulate gun use like automobile use is regulated: - License gun owners for usage only after they pass periodic safety tests. - Require periodic inspection of licensed people’s arsenals to enforce modification prohibitions (like smog checks on automobiles). - Require gun users to carry insurance for damage done by their guns. - Maintain and enforce background check databases to restrict guns from criminals, ...