Opinion

Tell the Truth and Let the Readers Decide

Letters to the Editor

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 ...

Editorial Unfairly Targeted Lawmakers

Letters to the Editor

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 ...

Cautionary Tale for Wheeling Residents

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: I would like to respond to the Aug. 3 editorial “Creating Fair and Level Playing Field” concerning the proposed carwash on Mt. DeChantal Road. The author states that all requirements had preliminarily been met and it should be approved by the Planning Commission. The process took several weeks to gain clarity as the WashRite owners did not want to reveal their traffic numbers which are potentially 75-100 cars an hour. The traffic study resulted and passage occurred. This process was ridiculed by the editor and the single dissenting voter was trotted out ...

Carbon Capture Can Be an Economic Accelerator for Ohio

Local Columns

I recently became aware of a series of community workshops held in Cadiz and Wintersville by Tenaska. The topic was carbon capture and storage and the truths about the technology and impacts to communities. These sessions were well attended by inquiring local citizens as well as some folks not from Jefferson or Harrison counties. And so why would some fella from Houston care? I graduated from Wintersville High in 1973 and was raised on Meadowbrook Drive in the village, went to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and have spent the last 45-plus years in the energy ...

Your Voice, Your Vote: Get Registered To Vote Now

Local Columns

In September, the National Association of Secretaries of State and the WV Secretary of State’s Office celebrates National Voter Registration Month. Since National Voter Registration Month was started in 2002, we use every September as a timely reminder that the foundation of our democracy rests not just on the right to vote - but on the responsibility to be ready to exercise that right. In every election, whether local, state, or national, the power of the vote is the most direct way citizens shape the future of their communities and country. But that power begins with one simple ...

Guidance Needed on BEAD Grants

Editorials

Remember the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Congress passed to provide “additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals and businesses?” Remember how a lot of that almost $2 trillion ended up getting spent? Sure, plenty of it fit the definition of what most expected public “COVID money” would fund. Some of it went toward swimming pools, event centers and any number of other use-it-or-lose-it projects that had us scratching our heads. It was all perfectly legal, and adhered to the ...