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Letters to the Editor

Work on our streets appreciated

To the Editor, I would like to take the time to recognize the City of Weirton and all of those in the transportation department who were involved in improving our city with the recent paving of several city streets. Especially the main connection road on Weirton Heights of Penco Road just to ...

Just enjoy the holiday

To the Editor, Autumn deepens, temperatures cool; Halloween draws nigh. Like vampires at dusk, the religious dogmatists begin stirring. Internet posts appear from these cheerless killjoys, warning spooky merrymakers of dangers presented to their eternal souls by All Hallow’s E’en, having ...

A lesson in political thought

To the Editor, Democrats smear the American political right as fascists and Nazis. How true is this, in point of fact? Benito Mussolini, founder of what we call fascism, regarded it as an organic, regional ideology. Specifically, in his era, post-World War I, it grew and developed as it ...

Lower the volume, raise the standard

To the Editor, We’ve turned every disagreement into a shouting match. And nobody’s winning. Earlier this week, I walked through the quiet hills of Arlington National Cemetery. Row after row of white headstones, perfectly lined and perfectly silent. In that silence, I heard a truth louder ...

Impact underestimated

To the Editor, “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent mind.” — Isaac Asimov I never met Charlie Kirk. He was just somebody whose social media “content” I liked. I admired his ability to debate. His courageous presentation of objective facts and truth, to people who ...

Will socialism prevail?

To the Editor, A cultural shift in the United States of America is occurring right before our very eyes. What is it? Political dogma saturates us. Are we to be a nation abiding by the ideals stated by our Founding Fathers? That is, each person can live freely, prosper in accordance with his ...