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Parents Need to Set the Example

Editor, News-Register: Sometime before 1933, my mother developed a spot on her arm and had a fever. She got better and then her mother got very sick. Grandpa called the doctor. When the doctor arrived and examined her he determined that she had small pox and it was necessary to vaccinate the entire family for smallpox. He also told my grandfather that he could not go to the barn and milk his cows. He had to call neighbors to come do the chores. When the doctor returned to check on Mary, Martha and Clement and her Dad, Fred, he could not figure out why Mary did not have a mark on her ...

Better Gun Screenings Needed

Editor, News-Register: As a regular reader of your newspaper, I am especially fond of what your Readers Say. I believe it is a valuable forum for public opinion. Your regular columnists Richard Hord and David Delk are two of my favorites. But on Aug. 8th, the letter from Paul Dorsey of Bluefield, W.Va., really hit the mark. It reiterates the old axiom that “Guns don’t kill people ... People kill people.” Readers who know me also know that I am a non-violent gun owner who built a machine gun which won first place in our high school’s science fair. My, how times have ...

We Need To Trust the Science

Editor, News-Register: The COVID-19 vaccines have been an incredible achievement for medical science and for America. They show what can happen when bioscience innovation is encouraged and mobilized with less government bureaucracy. Some people may be skeptical of the vaccines because they seemed to be developed quickly. The rapid development was the result of research that started more than 20 years ago, as bio scientists worked on another kind of coronavirus. This existing research, along with funding and streamlined regulations, allowed a worldwide collaborative to develop the ...

Cosby Apparently Has No Shame

Editor, News-Register: It is quite disturbing, indeed, to see the apparent degeneration of the “off-screen” character of the iconic actor/comedian Bill Cosby, who was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, and for a great many years was extremely popular and highly respected, earning him the title of “America’s Dad” for his portrayal of Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the ultra-popular television situation comedy series “The Cosby Show.” The show, which appeared on network television from 1984-1992, was ranked, from 1985-1989, as the top-rated prime-time program on ...

‘Gun Violence’ Not the Problem

Editor, News-Register: “Gun Violence” means nothing. You cannot attribute actions to inanimate objects. Everybody knows it but everybody says it. Words used to have very specific meanings but now mean whatever you want if you’re in the driver’s seat. It’s like the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Although foolish, you better agree or face his wrath. Today you get canceled. Obviously guns are not violent. Remember Shane? “A Gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man ...

Solution to Rising COVID Cases

Editor, News-Register: Covid cases are increasing at an alarming rate, yet more than 95% (of cases) are unvaccinated people. Nearly all of the recent Covid deaths were unvaccinated. Nevertheless, anti-vaxxers insist on not getting jabbed. They howl about their freedom, unconcerned that they are spreading disease to others. Government agencies are considering compelling the wearing of masks, and even forcing vaccinations, in order to stem this Covid onslaught which might produce even more virulent variants. If enacted, anti-vaxxers will howl even louder. But there is an easier ...