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Jerry West Was the Best of West Virginia

Editor, News-Register: Jerry West was a basketball genius and a defining figure in the NBA for more than 60 years. He distinguished himself not only as an NBA champion and an All-Star in all 14 of his playing seasons, but also as a consummate competitor who embraced the biggest moments. He was the league’s first Finals MVP and made rising to the occasion his signature quality, earning him the nickname “Mr. Clutch.” Jerry’s four decades with the Lakers also included a successful stint as head coach and a remarkable run in the front office that cemented his regulation as one of ...

Encountering Kindness on Trails

Editor, News-Register: My daughter and I planned a biking trip from Coraopolis, Pa., to Weirton through the Montour and Panhandle trails. The ride was fabulous — we passed by streams, small towns and beautiful nature. When we pulled into Weirton, it was already getting dark. While trying to figure out how we would bike safely from the trailhead to our hotel, we met a human angel. Sheila, a lovely life-long resident of Weirton and schoolteacher, who saved us by getting us a ride from the trail up to our lodging. Her neighbor, Dave, was our chariot of safety, transporting us. It ...

Some Words We Should Live By

Editor, News-Register: Born in 1935, father dies in 1941. Five brothers fought in World War II, all made it back home. Fear of death for a loved one, not understanding the time will come when pain’s too great for everyone to negotiate one’s heavenly fate. Never fear, Jesus is near. If not, things will get hot. Steve Kopa Weirton

When Will It End?

Editor, News-Register: When will it end? When will Israel’s savage attacks on innocent men, women and children in Gaza come to an end? Just recently, it was reported that Israel attacked a U.N. school sheltering children, killing many. For the past several months, Israel has bombed hospitals, villages, mosques and schools leading to the deaths of thousands of innocent Palestinians. Israel has denied the people of Gaza or slowed down to a trickle food, medicine, and other necessary life-supplies. Some have referred to what Israel is doing as genocide. Two international courts ...

Engaging in Battle for Our Future

Editor, News-Register: I am writing this on the 16th anniversary of my admission to Trinty West ER where my recovery was deemed a miracle facilitated by Dr. Edgar Sanchez, MD in cardiovascular & pulmonary medicine … and other medical professionals at Trinity. The recent tree core ring research has revealed that the summer of 2023 (June-August) air temperatures were the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 2,000 years. The instrumental evidence only reaches back as far as 1850 at best, and most records are limited to certain regions. The fact is that over the past 60 ...

Vaccinating Life’s Inconveniences

Editor, News-Register: Remember four years ago, when doctors and scientists ignored natural immunity and couldn’t be in the media enough wearing masks and highly touting the just invented and conveniently profitable pharmacuticals were the only answer to every single life inconvenience? And the current president mandated them, and the bloodbath continued. Chris Cuomo is now taking the long established ivermectin and so many doctors who pontificated that the injectables were safe and effective suddenly have gone into retirement. With a very busy hurricane season rapidly approaching, ...