Letters to the Editor

Editorial Unfairly Targeted Lawmakers

Editor, News-Register: While I appreciate the sentiments of The Intelligencer’s editorial board in its Aug. 16 editorial entitled “It’s Time for West Virginia To Get Into the Game,” as both a member of the House of Delegates and a physician, I’d like to respond to several of the points made in that article. Referring to the entire Legislature as the reason the ball was dropped in advancing meaningful legislation focusing on economic development and improving our education system is a bad call. In Charleston, getting the ball across the goal line requires both sides of the ...

Tell the Truth and Let the Readers Decide

Editor, News-Register: I remember the days from 2016 when your newspaper headlined the Russia collusion hoax against Donald J. Trump almost daily. The Mueller investigation turned over every rock to find something wrong that Trump could be charged with. It all started with a false document paid for by Hillary Clinton. It’s up to you if you want to propagate and advance false political narratives but if you want to be seen as a just and  fair news source, then you should at least report on the recent investigations opened by the DOJ and FBI  concerning the validity of those ...

Publicity Stunt

Editor, News-Register: Once again, our wayward Congressman Riley Moore has introduced a misguided proposal—this time co‑sponsoring legislation to create a campaign medal for military personnel stationed at the Southern Border. At best, this initiative is ignorant; at worst, it amounts to political theater, reducing our troops to props in a publicity stunt. Campaign medals carry deep and specific meaning in the U.S. military. Historically—from the Spanish‑American War to the present—they have been reserved for service members deployed to combat zones on foreign shores and ...

School Leaders Must Explain Test Scores

Editor, News-Register: Together we achieve! The West Virginia Department of Education this past week released the newest statewide proficiency scores for 2025. The scores for Ohio County Schools in total were basically the same as last year. My hope is that this year, just this once, our elected board of education members demand an explanation as to how our countywide math proficiency scores go from 66% in 3rd grade to 37% in 6th grade to 27% in 11th grade. That’s right, only 27% of our graduating seniors at Wheeling Park High School are considered proficient in math by ...

Reminder To Practice What You Preach

Editor, News-Register: I and many of my neighbors of Penco Estates received a letter on Aug. 1, 2025, from Mark E. Brennan, Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, concerning a Miracle Field and playground to be placed in our neighborhood within the city of Weirton. This letter was in response to a petition sent to the Diocese regarding the proposed Miracle Field to be built adjacent to St. Joseph the Worker School. Bishop Brennan’s letter was condescending and implied that the neighborhood residents have no Christian love for young people with disabilities. That is an absurd and ...

Dangerous Merge Area Needs Attention

Editor, News-Register: When traveling east on I-70, I hold my breath as I approach the on-ramp from Wheeling Island. While there is a yield sign, drivers punch the accelerator and force a merge. Perhaps a STOP sign is needed, then maybe drivers merging from the Island would at least slow down and, yes, YIELD! Patricia Byrd Bridgeport