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Facts Are Not Straight on International Students

Editor, News-Register: The Intelligencer published a joint editorial very recently by Dave Cantrell, a WV political candidate and Vincent DeGeorge, president of the WALS Foundation titled “Bethany, West Liberty Students Deserve Praise for Demonstrating.” First let me say that I agree with the premise of their editorial — that student demonstrations should be allowed, encouraged and commended. However, Cantrell and DeGeorge made two strikingly inaccurate claims as the main pillars of their support for these demonstrations which, frankly, diminishes their overall ...

Will Trump’s Actions Result in 2026 Congress Change?

Editor, News-Register: Republican politicians know how unpopular President Donald Trump’s actions are. His tariffs are raising prices. His ICE-men are kidnapping nannies and farm workers. His fawning over Putin is un-American. His shaking down companies and universities, accepting bribes of cryptocurrency and airplanes, is corruption. Cutting medical insurance and food programs for working people, while giving tax-breaks to billionaires, is revolting. Republican politicians know they have to cheat, to rig the next election, to stay in power. So they’re changing voting ...

Concerns Over Closing of Wheeling IRS Office

Editor, News-Register: Today I write to you as a taxpayer, concerned citizen and chapter president of NTEU Chapter 64. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has planned to shut down numerous offices across the country without discussing them with the public, Congress or their own employees. The Wheeling, West Virginia Field office and Taxpayer Assistance Center is one of these offices. If you live in Northern WV you are aware that oftentimes there isn’t always a direct route to get from point A to point B due to our mountainous terrain. If you live across the river in Ohio you are in ...

Carbon Capture Is an Economic Dead-End

Editor, News-Register: In a recent opinion piece, Charles McConnell asserted that Ohio should lead in the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology because, in addition to reducing carbon emissions, it means “investment in the billions and jobs in the millions”. For 15 years, Ohio Valley residents have heard similarly grandiose claims made on behalf of the natural gas industry. But we discovered how hollow the claims were. Billions of dollars were ostensibly invested in eight natural gas-producing counties in eastern Ohio, but what residents got ...

Why Can’t the DOH Take Care of Region’s Roads?

Editor, News-Register: What exactly happens to our taxpayer money? I mean, look at these new bridges in West Virginia. All the drains already are plugged, there is grass growing out of them and piles of dirt are on top of them. Garbage is everywhere. They you have the road by Kroger’s, holes serving as speed bumps by the traffic lights, which is going to lead to an accident. Just do your job, DOH, and fix these problems. Two or three nights and you could be done. And do the work at night — it’s safer. J. Myers Wheeling

City Water Department To Be Commended for Work

Editor, News-Register: While many communities in the Ohio Valley have experienced “water woes” in recent months, Wheeling has been able to avoid those calamities. That is made possible by the quality employees and managers employed by the city of Wheeling, in particular the water department. Here is an example: During the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 31 (Labor Day weekend), there was a major water line explosion on National Road near Mount Calvary Cemetery. A “river of water” was gushing down National Road. Pavement buckled and driveways were damaged. Before 7 ...