Consider New Route to Highlands

March 25, 2023

Editor, News-Register: Regarding the thinking of adding another interchange at The Highlands, to facilitate traffic flow, I humbly suggest, as I did years ago, that a back route should be developed from U.S. 40 up to The Highlands. This could be developed from either Triadelphia or Valley Grove as roads already exist along that area, and would add an economic boon all along Route 40 from Elm Grove to Washington, Pa. This would also alleviate traffic on I-70. William Hefner Florida

A Man With No Apparent Shame

March 25, 2023

Editor, News-Register: During the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, former President Donald J. Trump gave the keynote speech with his typical ego-driven discourse in which he vowed to “get revenge on behalf of those Americans” whom he stated have been wronged and betrayed by liberal and Republican elites and also provocatively claiming, “I am your warrior. I am your justice.” Quite disturbing rhetoric, especially from the individual who served as the chief architect of the violent insurrection of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in which he promised to ...

She Believes Justice Not Served

March 11, 2023

Editor, News-Register: This is an open letter to Circuit Court Judge Ronald Wilson. Why did you not sentence Ronald J. Sebeck to the maximum monetary fine of $5,000, and have him serve jail time? You could have sentenced him to one to five years of jail time. Instead, you chose to let him sit in his comfortable home for one year of home confinement, and building boxes with animal food. The monetary restitution does not even begin to give the family peace. I am sure the family of Poppy would love to be home with their little fur baby. What a brutal, inhumane thing to happen to such ...

More Treatment Beds Needed

March 11, 2023

Editor, News-Register: The one hand (WV legislators) certainly is not referencing what the other hand (West Virginia individuals and families) is experiencing. When increased problems with addiction and overdose from illegal drugs and reported frequently in the media, our legislators are debating a bill to cap the number of beds allocated for drug treatment in a county. The reality is that we do not currently have enough treatment beds available for effective treatment in this state. An absolute minimum for detox is a month. The greatest success rate is found in lengthy (up to two ...

Seidler Serving Local Community

March 11, 2023

Editor, News-Register: Dear Councilman Mr. Seidler, Thank you for being objective, demanding answers and sincerely serving the community. In fact, not serving the community is to have your opinions reversed into public attacks on your character. Those in charge need to respect the input from both sides of any point of view, without repercussions, disagreeing with another. Hitler is a prime example. You are being squashed for your beliefs? This is not elementary school or WOKE. You and the other City Councilmen DO NOT deserve personal attacks. You deserve an apology. Thank ...

Reconsider Mineral Valuations

March 11, 2023

Editor, News-Register: Concerning the proper valuation of tax on mineral rights in West Virginia. While the West Virginia legislature is in session, I wonder if they may be able to suspend the current bill that is now law in order to correct any errors in the math equation. It is obviously creating a lot of confusion amongst property owners with mineral rights contracts. The West Virginia state legislature should also look into the possibility of eliminating this tax all together. I personally believe this is a double tax on mineral rights that have already been taxed when ...