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Letters to the Editor

Celebrating young artists

To the Editor, The opening reception for the Fifth Annual High School Students Art Exhibition was held November 6 at the Summit Art Gallery, hosting over 80 guests. This event was sponsored by the Top of WV Arts Council, a sub-committee of the Top of WV Convention and Visitors Bureau ...

The hypocrisy of book “banning”

To the Editor, The country recently observed “Banned Books Week,” which is of course a complete misnomer. A “banned” book is one that’s been completely removed from circulation, usually by governmental decree. A picture making the rounds of social media shows a table in a ...

The importance of voting all the way down the ballot

To the Editor, As early voting has begun and Election Day grows near, political advertising is all around: merchandise, yard signs, flags, and nearly every commercial on TV. Presidential and statewide candidates have become household names. But there are many races on the ballot that are less ...

Democracy or dictatorship?

To the Editor, There is no situation that former President Donald Trump won’t use to discredit the Biden/Harris administration to provoke his followers against the Democrats. He’s a pathological liar. In the tragic circumstances of Hurricane Helene, Trump made up lies about the current ...

Note from the Editor

The general elections are scheduled to take place on Nov. 5, with offices in local, statewide and national levels set to appear on the ballot. In West Virginia, in-person early voting will take place Oct. 23 to Nov. 2. We at The Weirton Daily Times encourage the submission of letters to the ...

Why Harris and Walz?

To the Editor, Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance was recently hindered from entering a Primanti Bros. restaurant. Supposedly the store had no advance notice, despite the fact that members of the local Republican committee were present. After some initial conflict, with Vance ...