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Bomb Not Necessary

Editor, News-Register: The United States is the only country to detonate nuclear weapons against an enemy. Seventy-five years ago on August 6 and 9, 1945, atomic bombs (named “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”) were detonated by America on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan killing over 110,000 instantly and about 350,000 more by 1950 because of radiation sickness and cancer. On Aug. 14, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally, bringing an end to World War II. It has been debated endlessly whether America should have used atomic bombs to kill people to bring a sudden end of ...

Concern in W.Va., Too

Editor, News-Register: The day after the Ohio House of Representatives speaker was charged with taking bribes from First Energy corporation, several light bulbs went off in West Virginia. Yes, the same company that West Virginia granted a $125 million tax break to keep its Pleasants power station running. The Ohio bribery scam is clearly ongoing and will likely take down several more people before it’s over. What should irk all West Virginians is that First Energy came to see Governor Justice with their hand out wanting a tax break while at the same time “bags of money” ...

Facing the Challenge

West Virginia’s colleges and universities were among the first to take drastic measures to protect our communities in response to COVID-19. The eight non-profit institutions that make up the West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities were no different — ending in-seat instruction, sending students home, adopting virtual learning platforms, and transitioning most employees to remote work. We will have students back to our campuses for the fall semester. This is not a decision that has been made overnight. In fact, since the beginning of the COVID outbreak, we have been ...

Memories Wonderful

Editor, News-Register: Thank you so much for the Nostalgia magazine included in the paper recently. What a great read. I never did the things as in the magazine because we did not have a car or probably the money but after I was married we did some of those things and this brought back many wonderful memories. I really enjoyed reading all these great things in the magazine. I wonder if the kids now days can relate to any of these memories. Betty Burkett Moundsville

Repair the Streets

Editor, News-Register: I know they have plans to streetscape downtown Wheeling, but the two main streets in town have been like driving on country roads for the last 3-4 years and there are more patches than regular asphalt. Yet we continue to let the state waste money on painting lines on them and you can’t stay in between them for dodging the potholes. We can spend all this money on buildings, but would it hurt to put a skim coat of asphalt or grind it until it’s level, until they decide when we will try and fix it permanently? They’ll still just get it down and one of the ...

Yes, I’m a Liberal

Editor, News-Register: Many people would describe me as “an old white man.” How can that be? I may be 83 but I am a liberal. Old white men aren’t supposed to be liberals. But, I must be a liberal because: I am a strong supporter of FDR’s four freedoms of: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. I am for comprehensive, quality health and mental care for everyone living in America. I am for reducing America military by at least half, especially America’s colonial bases. I am a supporter for outlawing all pistols and ...