Letters to the Editor

Jackson Deserving of Court Seat

Editor, News-Register: The recent confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson by the United States Senate for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court to replace the soon-to-be retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who has announced that he will be stepping down circa summer 2022, is most historic, indeed, as Ms. Jackson will be the first black female justice to serve in that august chamber of history of our great nation, fulfilling a campaign promise made by then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, that he would select a well-qualified woman of color for a seat on the highest court in the land, if/when a ...

Mother Sees Hope in Scholarship

Editor, News-Register: I’m writing this letter because I want bring attention to what the Hope Scholarship means to my family and many families like mine. My family struggled our way through the traditional schooling methods that work well for some. My husband and I cringed as our children questioned their capability and compared themselves to their classmates. Our evenings were spent trying to go over the lesson so that they could complete their homework. Their school day was now extended and their time for play was cut short. This situation was not working, and I could sense ...

Hoping for a Chance To Choose

Editor, News-Register: Thousands of West Virginia families who dream of enrolling their children in schools that best suit their children’s distinct learning needs have had their hopes dashed by big-city lawyers from Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Alabama. These out-of-state strangers are using a few local residents to try to block all West Virginia children’s access to Hope Scholarships. Hope Scholarships enable and empower parental choice when it comes to educating their children, and this lawsuit is in direct contrast to our West Virginia way — ...

The Real War Is At Our Doorstep

Editor, News-Register: Dr. Svitlana Krakovska, a Ukrainian climate scientist and member of the International Panel on Climate Change, recently said, “Human induced climate change and the war on Ukraine have the same roots, fossil fuels, and our dependence on them.” Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels from Russia is “funding the war” in Ukraine. Russia, the second largest producer of natural gas, has been accused of using the resource in a geopolitical way against European countries dependent on its gas. Europe views the worsening situation in Ukraine as justification to ...

Presenting One Side of the Facts

Editor, News-Register: I have noticed that Mr. Bill Bryant of St. Clairsville and that (Richard) Hord from Martins Ferry are still constantly writing letters to the editor of this newspaper hoping to get published. I would like to reply and respond to these letters that they have written. But unfortunately I can’t do that. That is because I have to admit that I did not read any of them. I always look at the authors of letters before I read them and if it says their names then I don’t waste my time reading them. And because I haven’t read them it would make any response or ...

Turfing Baseball Field Tone Deaf

Editor, News-Register: This newspaper this past week published a story about the administration of Ohio County Schools recommending a project to the Board of Education to turf the existing baseball field at Wheeling Park High School and add lights for an estimated cost of about $1.6 million dollars. You read that right- $1,600,000. Keep in mind, this is not to build a baseball field where one does not exist. A beautiful, recently upgraded, all grass baseball field sits proudly on top of the hill. The baseball complex already is one of the finest facilities in the state. There is ...