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Consider Education Options

Editor, News-Register: Amidst this wretched COVID pandemic, it is time to consider the long-term damage that has been done to a generation’s education. Although the effort has been sincere, online programs simply have not provided anywhere near the same amount of learning as a normal year. Certainly by next fall we should be on a normal, five-day-a-week schedule. It is time to consider massive efforts to catch up these children that have lost a year of school, and any way that time may be caught up. Could we extend the school day, or the school year? Any plausible approach ...

Always Read the Fine Print

Editor, News-Register: I would like to comment on the controversy surrounding the (social media) entities that have banned Donald Trump from their platforms. I read an editorial where you stated that this sets an alarming precedent. I think not! Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter for speech that was considered inflammatory. His actions were in violation of the specific Terms and Conditions set forth by these entities as a right of use. This applies to anyone who uses these platforms. I ran across a statement on a social media site that stated that you have to serve ...

Fight for Your Kid’s Education

Editor, News-Register: If you are tired in Ohio County of your kids spending hours at home staring uselessly into a computer screen under the latest version of “remote learning” from Ohio County Schools, you parents need to start speaking up. Staying silent is no longer an option. Think about this — the health experts in charge of this pandemic in West Virginia have said it is perfectly safe to return to school five days per week in at least kindergarten through eighth grade. The experts have specifically said this backed by a multitude of scientific evidence. However, local ...

True Reflection Needed on Riot

Editor, News-Register: As a woman of faith, I watched the storming of the Capitol building as it unfolded with a mixture of disbelief, horror, and sadness. As I watched, one thought would not go away — what if they had been Black? In your January 11 “Reporter’s Notebook” editorial, while you denounced the actions of the rioters and called out our own state elected officials who are complicit because of their unwavering support of this president who incited this violence, I read nothing about the stark and undeniable racism on display that day. The white rioters were not only ...

GREY2K Responds

Editor, News-Register: I was disappointed to see Senator Ryan Weld misrepresent the work of my nonprofit organization when it comes to greyhound adoption. As a matter of fact, we have provided more than $250,000 to greyhound adoption groups since 2018, and are likely the largest funder of greyhound adoption worldwide. We have directly led efforts to re-home hundreds of greyhounds after tracks closed, including in Arizona in 2016 and in Macau in 2018. We are prepared to serve the same role in West Virginia when greyhound racing ends, and would be overjoyed to help find homes for ...

Trump Did His Job

Editor, News-Register: I am one of the 72,351,000 chumps or deplorables who voted for Donald Trump, and why shouldn’t I? He has done his job as president. He did what he said and he said what he did. Now there are questions dealing with voter fraud, and the other side wants him to concede for the good of the country. If the software is a corrupt system that can change the votes within the system, they should be manually counted to preserve the integrity of the election. He has a right to file these cases to make sure the count is correct and dead people aren’t voting, or ...