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Editor, News-Register: In a true democracy: it is one 18 year-old person, one vote. Period. According to the one vote per person principle of true democracy the democrats would have won every presidential election since 1988, except for 2004. There would not have been any 2020 “Big Lie” nonsense as Hillary Clinton would have been president running for reelection, against who knows, as Trump would have been vanquished in 2016 as Hillary trounced Trump by 3 million votes that year. President Biden humiliated Trump by annihilating him by more than 7 million votes. The January ...

McKinley Vote Matters for W.Va.

Editor, News-Register: As a Communications Workers of America (CWA) union member and a resident of West Virginia, improving our infrastructure and creating good-paying union jobs in our state is a very important issue for me and many other workers in our state. It’s especially important that we use our tax dollars to protect workers and reward employers with high labor standards. The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act does just that. The law delivers plenty of needed investment to West Virginia. It includes money for roads and bridges, clean drinking water, ...

The Passing of a Great American

Editor, News-Register: The recent passing of the iconic former U.S. Sen. Robert “Bob” Dole, who served his home state of Kansas and our nation admirably for 36 years beginning with his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1960-68, followed by 28 years in the U.S. Senate, including 11 very productive years as the Republican leader in the Senate, also gives one the opportunity to reflect on a time when the U.S. government seemed much more dedicated to work that would benefit our great country and its people, as opposed to the unprecedented partisan motivation of elected ...

Hold Riot Leaders Accountable

Editor, News-Register: On Jan. 6, 2021 President Donald Trump was the leader of the seditious mob that instigated a violent coup d’etat against the United States. Trump’s sedition was in trying to secure continued power without winning the 2020 election. Trump’s bombast oratory incited a mob of thousands to surge the U.S. Capitol building where the nation’s elected representatives had gathered to perform their constitutional duty of counting electoral votes and confirming the election of Joe Biden as president. Trump urged backers to march to the Capitol and “fight like ...

Getting Government Out of Way

Editor, News-Register: As we enter the new year City Council has been working on making some changes to our zoning code. Whether it be reducing parking minimums, allowing “non-conforming” structures to be rebuilt after a fire or demolition, or once again permitting accessory structures to be built, all the changes being considered would reduce restrictions, cut red tape, and allow property owners more freedom over what they do with their land. The changes I want to talk about here involve allowing accessory structures. First, what is an accessory structure? They are often ...

Thomas Left Her Mark on Library

Editor, News-Register: In a few short weeks, Dottie Thomas, director of the Ohio County Public Library, will vacate her current professional post and enter retirement. Being one who is exceptionally competent, but not wont to blow her own horn, Ms. Thomas departs quietly but leaves the legacy of a library with strong ties to the local community, commitment to outstanding public services, dedication to exploration and promotion of our community’s heritage, custodian of important and noteworthy artifacts, and promoter of information and knowledge. Physically, the library just looks ...