Letters to the Editor

Develop Wind and Solar in W.Va.

Editor, News-Register: I read the article in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel for July 13, 2021 where Representative McKinley was in Parkersburg talking about carbon capture and the need to invest in it instead of eliminating coal and gas powered generation of our electricity. From the scorching heat, the wildfires, floods, it is apparent that we are in a climate crisis. The Representative said it would take 4,250 windmills to produce 3,000 megawatts of energy. He said he didn’t think West Virginia wanted to give up the amount of land needed for that many windmills (850 square ...

Focusing on What’s Important

Editor, News-Register: Japan stopped at Pearl Harbor for one reason and one reason only, there were 100 million patriots at home with weapons to protect this country. We were a strong proud country no matter what we disagreed on. We have gotten through slavery, depressions, wars, assassinations, the sixties, 911, and so on. And I believe we always saw our flaws, and corrected them, and made us a better place to call home. We had factories, that in a blink of an eye could build the strongest military weapons in the world, with our own steel! The flag was something that ALL ...

Make Sure W.Va. Stays Strong

Editor, News-Register: Why would Floridians or New Yorkers be moving to West Virginia? West Virginia is a great state. It has come along way since the Arch Moore days of major corruption and getting paid under the table. It is good sign people want to move to West Virginia. A state who protects its victims. Great neighborhoods. Low taxes and affordable homes. What I fear is the major developments that are taking place and the influx of people who will be pushing the price of homes higher, taxes higher and destroying the beautiful landscape West Virginia is known for. Multiple ...

Celebration in The Park a Success

Editor, News-Register: I would like to thank all the people that came out to make our Celebration in the Park a successful event. When I found out the Chamber wasn’t going to be able to do fireworks I talked with Andy (Sutak) and the police chief, and we all agreed that something had to be done, and with cooperation of our team and their dedication we were able to put on a great event for our people. I want to thank all the people involved in making this happen, including but not limited to: Service Director Andy Sutak, Police Chief John McFarland, Martins Ferry Park District, Paul ...

Solid Leadership at Wheeling U

Editor, News-Register: We wish to offer a response to the letter of our fellow alumnus and friend, William Becker, that was published in the June 24 edition of the paper. Part of his message, both by implication and factual description, serves a useful purpose in laying out the great frustration, even anger, of many if not most of Wheeling University’s thousands of graduates. He right claims that, “our alma mater has not engaged its alumni with a meaningful purpose during this period of decline.” He’s right. It’s past time for the university to recognize the enormous ...

We Must Build a Better Nation

Editor, News-Register: As a proposed independent bipartisan commission — which would have consisted of five Democratic and five Republican U.S. senators, to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection/riot, in which supporters of Donald J. Trump, at the then-president’s urging, stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to block the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory in the 2020 election — was essentially “killed” via the filibuster, led by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, it appears that perhaps the democratic form of ...