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The State of Retirement Savings

Editor, News-Register: As Labor Day is fast approaching it seemed like a good time to see where the candidates stand on retirement benefits for Americans. Former President Trump used to like to ask, “How’s your 401(k) doing?” But the answer for most Americans is, “What 401(k)?” Who will do more for retirement and working people on Social Security and Medicare? Trump has taken a more ambiguous stance on Social Security. During his presidency and recent campaign, he said he would protect Social Security benefits. Several news stories published during her 2020 bid for ...

Election Drawing Renewed Interest

Editor, News-Register: Kamala Harris is not just a political figure, she has become a cultural figure. Millions of teenage voters are learning about her. The voters between the ages of 18 and 34 who once felt they had no real choice given both presidential candidates were two old white men and out of touch with this generation are anticipating an election day where they feel that someone is running who believes in a future in which they can look forward. Don’t underestimate Gen Z and millennial voters. They helped elect Biden in 2020 and now that they have new hope with Kamala ...

Community Days Should Continue

Editor, News-Register: I attended this year’s Follansbee Community Days Festival as I have for most, if not all, of the 30 years it’s been in existence. I was saddened to hear that this year would be the last one. Since I’ve always been a fan of live music, I took advantage of seeing the many top-notch groups that came to provide entertainment each year. I was never disappointed. I don’t know the reasons behind the decision to discontinue this long-running event, but I’m sure it took an enormous amount of planning, financial backing and many behind-the-scene workers to make ...

Damaging the Nation

Editor, News-Register: Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the election, God help us during the next six months as he is still serving as president. His policies have been a disaster. Democrat leaders have communicated that the only reason they wanted Biden to drop out was that he couldn’t win. No matter who the Democrats pick to run for president, the failed policies of Biden will continue if the presidency is won by a Democrat. These policies include DEI, poor economy, abortion, open borders, crime and climate change. We recently saw the results of the DEI policies ...

Setting Record Straight on Reports

Editor, News-Register: The Intelligencer printed two Associated Press articles on July 4-5, the first was titled “Israel Turbocharges West Bank Settlement Expansion With Largest Land Grab In Decades.” The second was titled “Israel Approves Plans for nearly 5,300 New Homes In West Bank Settlements.” There is so much misinformation in these two pieces that a review is in order. Judea and Samaria are the home of the Jewish People for well over 2,000 years. In fact, the name Jew is derived from “Judea.” During Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, when the armies of five ...

His 12-Cent Dilemma in Wetzel County

Editor, News-Register: What the heck has happened to this country in the last 40 or so years? Who is running this country and how is everyone that is elected in politics and those that contribute to those elected in our nation’s capitol becoming so rich while getting a modest salary? What is their secret? Although I could probably delve into a dozen ways that politicians have made huge amounts of money, some without any investment at all, I’m just going to bring one way they do it to light. It’s no secret that lawyers and law firms and law organizations have contributed ...