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Vote for the Library Levy May 14

Editor, News-Register: In the upcoming May 14 primary election, Ohio County voters have two important decisions to make that will affect the continuing growth, development, and success for Ohio County Schools and the Ohio County Public Library. Both entities provide outstanding services to citizens and fulfill important roles within their communities, and we need to demonstrate our support by approving both their excess levies on the ballot. Historically, the library has collaborated closely with the school system. Early efforts to establish a public library were supported and funded ...

‘Amnesty Day’ Good for Ohioans

Editor, News-Register: Many thanks to everyone involved with the recent “amnesty day,” designed to help area residents identify opportunities to have their suspended driver’s licenses reinstated, many without reinstatement fees. As a recent article mentioned, Ohio driver’s licenses can be suspended for a variety of reasons, including debt-related issues. Suspending a driver’s license as a tool to collect debt, rather than limiting this sanction to unsafe driving practices, hurts both job seekers and Ohio’s employers. That is why the passage of Senate Bill 37, ...

Napolitano’s Analysis Just Wrong

Editor, News-Register: In his column, published in the March 17 edition of the Sunday News-Register, Andrew Napolitano showed a serious misunderstanding of both St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Francis. Napolitano asserts that, according to natural law, we instinctively know that 2+2 is 4, the sun rises in the east, that stealing a purse is wrong. In fact, according to St. Thomas, we have the potential to know these things, but that potential must be actualized through learning. For example, we have the potential to know arithmetic. And although most of us don’t remember learning ...

Ney Was Right on Bellaire Bridge

Editor, News-Register: Some of us remember the heyday of local talk radio when motor mouths in our area condemned former Congressman Bob Ney’s efforts to have the Bellaire Bridge dismantled. “We agree the bridge needs to come down,” they used to say, “but we don’t like the way he (Ney) is going about it.” Ney was in the process of tacking on a rider to a proposed bill, and it would have allocated $1 million for the dismantling work on the bridge. Instead of the owner footing the bill, the government would step in. Considering where we are today with the bridge, that ...

Justice Made Right Call With Veto

Editor, News-Register: A letter to Gov. Jim Justice: We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude for your veto of HB 5105, and for standing firm for the children of West Virginia. By vetoing this bill, and preserving a strong immunization policy for our state, you have helped insure nearly eradicated diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, and polio stay a problem of the past. Upon learning of your decision to veto HB 5105, Loren Kaiser, MD, Pediatric Specialties at Wheeling Hospital, had the following to say, “We, as pediatricians of this state, will continue to advocate ...

Advocates Rally for Childcare

Editor, News-Register: In a disheartening turn of events, the West Virginia Legislature has failed to pass any childcare bills at all, notably House Bill 4797, which sought to reimburse childcare providers based on the enrollment of children rather than the daily attendance. This failure to address crucial childcare issues represents a significant setback for families across the state, particularly in the realm of workforce participation. House Bill 4797 was a vital piece of legislation designed to reform the way childcare providers are reimbursed. By shifting reimbursement to be ...