Editor, News-Register: East Ohio Regional Hospital closes again! It is just plain wrong, as there is a need for this facility in Belmont County. I hate socialism but the need is there and somehow, some way EORH or some other entity needs to exist to fill the bill of health care for Eastern Ohio. Health care for profit will not work in Eastern Ohio as those that need it are not wealthy. Somebody help, please! Words fail me. Michelle Petri Wheeling
Editor, News-Register: For 95 years, Wheeling has had the good fortune of having its very own Symphony Orchestra. The recent program, “Bravo Broadway,” was an absolutely captivating performance and, for those unable to attend, they missed an incredible evening. The talent of the three vocalists combined with the energy and enthusiasm of the orchestra was inspiring and did indeed have the audience rising “to their feet shouting bravo” and applauding the outstanding concert. The Wheeling Symphony’s live music always offers a completely different experience than a ...
Editor, News-Register: I am certain that I am not the only Wheeling-area resident who anticipates those green shoots popping up out of the ground, announcing that spring is here. This yearly tradition of seeing the beautiful bright yellow blooms of daffodils can’t help but make me smile — to see color and rebirth, in what was all previously a hill of brown. And this lovely green and yellow patch is growing. To whomever you are, living on West Gate/Gracie Drive, off of GC&P Road, thank you for planting those bulbs in your back yard for us to enjoy. Sharon Paul Wheeling
Editor, News-Register: I would like to share some thoughts with our Ohio Valley neighbors regarding West Virginia lawmakers introducing a bill to acknowledge the Holy Bible as a foundational document. There are many who believe this is a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which guarantees religious freedom. It is not. But while opposition to the bill proclaims secularism, make no mistake, the Bible had a huge influence on our great country. A Google search will reveal that the most cited book in the founding era (1760-1805) was the Book of Deuteronomy, ...
Editor, News-Register: Perhaps the main reason as to why current President Donald J. Trump was victorious in the most recent US presidential election was based on his oft-repeated campaign promise that, if elected, he would resolve perhaps the most concerning issue facing the American people — massive inflation — on day one. However, the reality is indeed very far from the case. Inflation continues to climb and with President Trump’s plan to enact massive tariffs on our trading partners, the horrific impact of which to be felt by U.S. citizens, as a result of continuing out of ...
Editor, News-Register: In light of the president’s signed Executive Order pledging to do everything in his power to demolish the Department of Education, I’m wondering how you plan to vote when this is put before Congress. On March 16th, you were quoted in a WTRF article by Steven Moore as saying, “Hopefully this will all iron out and it will be better. It will be better for the local educator, the local principal, the local county board to be able to deliver to those localities a higher quality, more efficient (education), and the dollars will go farther, because they won’t ...