Letters to the Editor

You Can’t Fix Stupid

Editor, News-Register: After watching the next day’s news coverage of the last day of the RNC convention, two lines came immediately to mind, one from Forrest Gump ,who stated, “Stupid is as stupid does” and comic Ron White’s human perception, “You can’t fix stupid.” Due to the complacency of the president, totally ignoring the dire consequences of not wearing masks and social distancing, reportedly, 2,000 people sat or stood side by side mostly unmasked to hear the president and others’ speeches. Three hundred mostly unmasked people were involved in states’ ...

Vote as Christians

Editor, News-Register: As the election approaches, it is not erroneous for Christians to vote as Christ taught. It is our obligation to love our neighbor. That means being pro-birth for God’s creation of developing human life in the womb, and continued pro-life for them after birth, until natural death. The “Affordable Care Act’s” high premiums have been less affordable to many people who want to have children. Rich or poor, all lives matter to our Creator. Bill Glaser Wheeling

We’re Too Polarized

Editor, News-Register: I worked my entire career for a German company, and I remember the day that my German boss said, “Do you realize that the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world with one of the oldest governments? Your Constitution is something you should be profoundly proud of.” I never thought of it in those terms up to that point, but I do now. In other words, we have something very special. Something that must be the envy of many. And I am not talking about our Second Amendment right, or the “Right to wear a mask or not”!! Stop and remember ...

Increase SNAP Benefit

Editor, News-Register: As the coronavirus rages on across the state, it has caused yet another crisis — child hunger. Thousands of families with kids right here in West Virginia are now dealing with unemployment, rising food prices, eviction and hunger. And yet Congress continues to fail these children by leaving nutrition assistance out of the coronavirus relief package. Hunger is a problem we can actually fix. Increasing SNAP benefits by 15% would mean an additional $25 per month per person. Just $25 per month for a child would allow families to buy the nutritional foods they ...

Helping Others

The pandemic has brought a lot of suffering and also a lot of confusion — the task of trying to differentiate fact from “almost fact” is seemingly insurmountable. While dealing with this cloud of anxiety and physical distancing let’s try to remember to have compassion for others, not just now but especially when this nightmare is ending. The lesson to learn is that every day is precious and every one of us needs help from others. Don’t exclude conscientiousness as though it too were a virus. This virus recognizes no boundaries and has no preferences. It travels without a ...

Policing News Media

Editor, News-Register: Earlier this month, I opened my mouth and spoke my mind about a problem with politics, as I see it. Since so many people responded to me about the situation we are experiencing with the news media today, it’s only right that I am compelled to offer my solution to the problem. The problem is that we, the public, are not getting the truth from the mainstream media. They seem to have an agenda of their own and are presenting the news as they wish us to see it and not really as it is. I always thought this was against the them of journalism (pretty much as ...