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‘SMART’ Goals for Next City Mayor

Editor, News-Register: Thank you for filing as a mayoral candidate in the City of Wheeling’s 2024 Municipal Election. Frequently, citizens hear from mayoral candidates’ political intentions should they be elected. However, often these initiatives are cast in very generic terms (I will make the city safer; I will bring new jobs; I will encourage the arts; etc.) With six mayoral candidates, I think that it would be a great service to the City’s voters if each of you could delineate particular goals which follow the SMART model (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and ...

Time for Politicians to Work for Us

Editor, News-Register: On Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, you expressed concern about the current legislature in Charleston, West Virginia. The people there are so busy trying to impose their religous views on everyone instead of working to alleviate poverty in this state. I think there are over 300,000 residents that are living in poverty. As a member of the Poor People’s Campaign we are building a third Reconstruction by demanding that our people in government help to work to eliminate the fourth leading cause of death in the country. Instead of spending money on posting a motto in ...

WVU Basketball Needs a Boost

Editor, News-Register: “Share the ball”!? Exactly what does that mean? Break it down to we civilians! It should mean with the objective of getting open shots! It appears that it’s being done on the perimeter without any success! Not sure what this outside passing is supposed to accomplish? If sharing includes the other team, it’s working there! The bottom line is that this team doesn’t have the athleticism or talent needed to play a consistent game every outing! The ability to drive the lane and also have multiple 3-point shooters is not replaceable with ...

Blind Compassion Lacks Compassion

Editor, News-Register: When I was 19 years old, my brother and I worked and hitchhiked through nine countries in Africa. One of many lessons you must learn quickly is that there is something that comes above food and shelter and that is safety. Wheeling lacks this safety currently as it allows these campsites that are lawless drug dens, which is the last place I would camp if I were homeless. It lacks compassion for the weak, the honest, and the law-abiding. It lacks compassion for the working class and those who pay the bills. It is hypocrisy that the law-abiding have become ...

The Unhinged, Lying Liberals

Editor, News-Register: The usual liberal weekly contributors to this paper are at it again with their misinformation, disinformation and lies. As if Richard’s hording of his hatred for President Trump isn’t enough, Pelosi’s Piedmont Parrot was back at his computer at Eagle’s Nest West with another triggered rant. With so much wringing of his hands, I don’t know how he typed: “This deadly legacy is the crime for which Donald Trump’s anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science harangues must disqualify him from hold public office ever again.” Trump had to do something when ...

Local Food Drive a Big Success

Editor, News-Register: Thank you to all who helped make the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Annual Food Drive a success. I am truly grateful for all the residents who generously donated, all the companies, schools, and groups who donated food items or made monetary donations, for the entities that acted as “donation stations” where the community members could drop off donations, and for the stores that ran in-store food collections. The drive would not have been a success without all of you. Lisa Werner Drive Coordinator Wheeling