Workplace Safety Vital
Editor, News-Register:
April 28 marked the 20th observance of Worker Memorial Day by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and, unfortunately, 47 workers were remembered and recognized on that day that were killed on the job in our state during 2007.
Brooke, Hancock and Ohio County working families remember 2006 all too clearly; during that year 79 workers were killed, 12 of whom died unnecessarily at the Sago Mine.
Safety in the workplace must be a top priority for everyone, we should all want and expect to return home following our day at work to be greeted by loved ones without injury or illness due to our work.
The West Virginia Legislature led the nation with passage of mine safety legislation following the Sago Mine disaster and your representative in the House of Delegates, Jack Yost was a champion for workers in that effort.
Jack Yost serves all working West Virginia families as a member of the West Virginia Legislature but his constituents who live in the 2nd House District must be very proud of his service and dedication to the health and safety of workers in the Northern Panhandle.
Larry K. Matheney, secretary/treasurer, W.Va. AFL-CIO
Make Someone’s Day
Editor, News-Register:
National Nursing Home Week, which is scheduled to begin on Mother’s Day, May 11, and end May 17, is a special week where residents, caregivers, families, staff and volunteers honor and celebrate nursing facility li
Rethink Death Penalty
Editor, News-Register:
The article, “Death Penalty Delays” mentioned the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Baze vs. Rees, which found Kentucky’s lethal injection protocol to be consititutional.
Common Sense Lacking
Editor, News-Register:
Warning, dog, cat and horse lovers, this article may offend you. Everyone has the right to spend money and choose which pets they like. I like all animals and do not want to see any abused.
Donald Myers Praised
Editor, News-Register:
I write this letter on behalf of my colleagues, Commissioners Longshaw and Probst and prior Commissioners. With the recent untimely death of OMEGA Director and Belmont County resident Donald R.
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Just when we thought work ethic was a thing of the past (though it is a rarity), along came the work crew from Sherrer Engineering and Mattucci Roofing.
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