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Opinion

Program Bridges Past and Present

Editorials

In the warm glow of streetlights along the Friendly City’s thoroughfares, a quiet tribute has taken shape over the past few months. The Military Banner Program, launched under Mayor Dennis Magruder’s administration, now colors the city’s skyline with faces of the brave — each one a ...

Finding Love, Friendship in This Turbulent World

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: As I look at today’s world and reflect on my own upbringing, I am beyond thankful for my parents. My sister, brother and I were raised with the following principles: Put God first in your life and everything else will fall into its proper place; nothing is more ...

Traveling the Road to a Healthier West Virginia

Local Columns

“Take the backroads, not the highway.” — Minnie Pearl On Sept. 4, we cut the ribbon on something I believe will change lives: a new, $37 million, state-of-the-art outpatient clinic in Elkins, West Virginia, a part of a broader, nearly $1 billion initiative that WVU Medicine is taking to ...

Pats on the Back

Editorials

- To Ohio Valley General Hospital/Ohio Valley Medical Center School of Nursing alumni that are now conducting Nightingale Nurse tributes during local nurses’ memorial services when requested by families. Alumni member Jody Miller started the project and, to date, four tributes have been ...

Universities Must Lead the Way in Freedom of Speech

Local Columns

Freedom of speech has always demanded courage, and courage is the one virtue universities cannot delegate. When free speech becomes fatal speech — as it did recently with the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus — Americans demand, and deserve, a change. As president of ...

A Deeper Understanding of How Life Should Be Lived

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: I did not expect to find a video of the first court hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man who shot and killed Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025. Curiosity compelled me to click on it, but I did not have any expectations for what I would see. Some folks in the comments said ...