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Vaccine Mandates Not Part of Deal

Editor, News-Register: Two of the biggest anti-union political decisions in the past 60-plus years were Bobby Kennedy’s relentless pursuit of iconic and controversial Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa and conservative hero, former President Ronald Reagan’s firing of air traffic controllers in 1981. Much has been written about both, so to rehash the back story of the two leaders of opposite political parties going after these large transportation unions and their leadership isn’t necessary. Now the person in the White House is outdoing both. Present political leadership has already ...

Control Spending in Wheeling

Editor, News-Register: It’s nice to see where Julia Chaplin feels as I do about council spending, spending and then spending some more while looking for ways to spend some more. Why should we subsidize a private developer? Where do all of these potential leasers for apartments come from? This is a state, city and county that is losing population. Are all of our parking garages being utilized to the fullest? Also, while I agree police could use more room, there has to be a better way to go than spending a small fortune on the OVMC building. Their dreams of downtown Wheeling ...

Food Security Major Issue for U.S.

Editor, News-Register: “Who controls the food supply controls the people.” — Henry Kissinger The latest headline is that food has become a leading indicator of inflation in the U.S. Although true, the authors of these articles have missed the real story: “Food Security.” Being actively involved in the cattle industry, I have seen the untold stories of deception and misinformation over the past 18 months that has driven many ranchers to retire. The last 19 years the U.S. has lost over 75,000 farmer feeders. These are the small operations finishing out cattle for ...

Tax Plan Would Hurt Job-Creators

Editor, News-Register: I have spent my entire career in energy and manufacturing, and even now in my retirement, I remain amazed at the ingenuity, dedication, and perseverance of American manufacturers. They have helped our country recover from every economic downturn over the last 120 years, and most importantly, they have helped us navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturers are literally our light at the end of a very challenging economic tunnel. Having said that, I am bewildered that some in Congress believe now is the right time to levy new or higher taxes on the ...

Facing an Avoidable Financial Crisis

Editor, News-Register: Although Congress recently passed legislation which was approved and signed by President Joe Biden that would avoid a partial shutdown of our federal government and maintain the government funding through Dec. 3, 2021, and that the debt ceiling of our federal government reportedly must be raised in order for the U.S. to avoid a financial crisis and recession of historical proportions, Republicans continue to play politics with matters of such grave concern, placing political aspirations over what is best for our great nation. The U.S. House of Representatives ...

Dottie Thomas Deserves Parting Gift

Editor, News-Register: Wouldn’t it be a nice retirement gift to Dottie Thomas, who is retiring as director of the Ohio County Public Library, if the Board of Education would restore the thousands of dollars it took from the Library’s budget? R. M. Rine Wheeling