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Letters to the Editor

Donald Trump — The Destructive Child

Donald Trump has paid $2 billion of our tax money for contractors to stop building wind-power stations off our coasts. While energy prices explode, like bombs in the unplanned, unnecessary Iran war, Trump canceled new, non-polluting energy sources. Destruction with no plan. Now, as the ...

Doing Kids a Disservice With School Calendar

Editor, News-Register: The Republican Super Majority in the West Virginia Legislature makes no sense on education. Last year they made a heartfelt best effort by passing the third-grade success act, which would require additional instruction time for reading students struggling in the ...

Nothing Gained With Political Callousness

Editor, News-Register: In 2015, I watched then-candidate Trump mock disabled reporter Serge Kovaleski. I naively thought such cruelty would be disqualifying for a Commander-in-Chief. I was wrong. Since then, we have witnessed a relentless tide: lie after lie, corruption, criminal conduct, ...

Ballouz Epitomized Best of Wheeling

Editor, News-Register: I have known Charlie Ballouz for many, many years. We have taken a number of trips together in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. During those travels, Charlie always talked about how much he loved Wheeling. He actually taught me about the history of the “Friendly ...

Respect for the Aetnaville Bridge

Editor, News-Register: Following the extensive repair work recently completed on the historically iconic Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the West Virginia Division of Highways has determined that the wonderful structure – which was originally opened in 1849 and became known as the “Gateway ...

Problems With Pickleball Courts

Editor, News-Register: On May 10, 2025, this newspaper published my letter to the editor raising concerns about the utter lack of experience of Recreation Resource USA, the company the City of Wheeling hired to install new pickleball courts at Patterson at a cost of $72k. Three days later I ...