Letters to the Editor

‘Pay to Play’ at Work?

Editor, News-Register: As reported recently in “The New York Times,” President Donald J. Trump, who unlike all those who have preceded him in the White House, has an unquestioned conflict of interest and has unapologetically, absolutely, refused to divest himself of his vast business holdings. He has placed his eldest children in charge of the day-to-day oversight of his business ventures, while in service to the public as chief executive of our great nation. It has been revealed that during his first two years in office alone, over 200 entities, both foreign and domestic, have ...

Harming Children as Policy

According to the American Civil Liberties Union 545 is how many children that have been separated from their families by U.S. border officials in 2017 and 2018 and that still haven’t made contact with their parents. Separating — ripping from their parents arms — a child (many under five) from their family are crimes of kidnapping and child abuse. Then in maintaining the children in cages is worse then a crime, it is evil. According to the Washington Post, “months before the Trump administration rolled out its “zero-tolerance” policy on the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds ...

Battling Against Hate

Editor, News-Register: The City of Wheeling has an established commitment to encourage and endeavor to bring about equal opportunity, mutual understanding, and respect for all residents and workers regardless of age; ability or disability; ancestry, ethnicity, or national origin; race; color; religion; sex, gender, or gender identity; family status; or veteran status. Out of this commitment the City of Wheeling Human Rights Commission was established with a purpose of collaborative work towards inclusivity and equity. Nationally we have seen repeated instances of racial inequity ...

Election Reform Is Vital

Editor, News-Register: The policies and procedures of the entire election process need to be standardized and accompanying change accomplished in all states, even if it requires a constitutional amendment. Politicians, political parties and individual states, collectively, obviously cannot be trusted with the honest conduct of election affairs. Honesty and transparency must be given a top priority, and fraud and deceit in the election process must become a federal offense in all states. This election has been sickening. Election reform should become domestic priority No. 1. ...

Wrong About Guns

Editor, News-Register: Here we go again: Another election and the Democrats are going to take your guns. At a recent Trump rally, Trump said, “If Joe Biden is elected, he will take your guns and your Second Amendment rights.” If Biden is elected, he can’t do either one! So, once again, Trump has lied to us. Or perhaps he really doesn’t know any better, for he definitely isn’t a scholar of our Constitution. This is a tactic used to get you to focus on guns rather than the bread and butter issues that affect you and your family’s daily lives. I’m 80 years old and ...

May the Best Man Win

Editor, News-Register: On Nov. 3, the most important election in the history of our country will take place and we, the people of the United States of America, as citizens, will cast our votes for either four more years of Mr. Trump — love him or hate him for his tweets — or look at the fact that through his party, he has tried to walk the talk. He is not a politician, nor does he talk or think like one, but his goal is to restore our country as much as he can and still deal with the new world order. The Senate and House are pretty well buried in the swamp, and for the most ...