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November is National Hospice Month

To the Editor, The concept of hospice started in Europe in the 11th century. Hospices were originally a place of hospitality for the sick, wounded or dying and even travelers or pilgrims on a journey. It wasn’t until 1967, when Dr. Cicely Saunders established the first hospice in the United States. Patients were treated in the hospital, nursing home or their own homes just as they are today. Hospice is a specialized type of care provided to individuals who are experiencing a life-limiting or terminal illness as well as their family members and caregivers. Hospice care focuses on ...

Socialism brings stagnation

To the Editor, What will happen if socialism ultimately prevails here in the United States? Some say we’re there already. But not quite. For all those who’ve swallowed the promises of peace and prosperity, qualities supposedly inherent in socialism, a brief glance at history is in order. One cannot simply accept the tenets of socialism without a close reading of its primary advocates, viz., Marx and Engels. Go even further back and examine the ideas of the “Free Thinkers” of Europe of the late 18th century. Those errant philosophers promise utopia, but invariably it is at the ...

Support appreciated

To the Editor, On behalf of the Fritz Williams Memorial Scholarship fund, I would like to thank everyone who sent donations in memory of Nick Dragisich Jr. Your donations and support for the family was very much appreciated.. Willlam Curenton Chairman, scholarship committee

Wreaths coming to Paris Cemetery

To the Editor, Noon on Dec. 14 will mark the first year of Paris Cemetery’s participation in the Wreaths Across America’s annual campaign as they join in remembering the fallen, honoring those who serve and teaching the values of freedom. The original laying of the wreaths began by an evergreen nursery in Maine owned by the Worcester family, who donated and led volunteers to Arlington National Cemetery where they laid 5,000 balsam beribboned wreaths on the old section of forgotten veteran graves. In the following years, the program gained momentum, as pictures of the snow-covered ...

Liberals turn to emotion over logic

To the Editor, “Liberals never understand that what they’re doing is wrong, or doesn’t work; they just think they haven’t been allowed to do enough of it, yet.” — Jim Quinn California is on fire, in the dark, has the largest homeless and illegal populations in America and has people defecating in the streets. Gas is $6 a gallon; milk, $5 a gallon; bread $3 a loaf; and its taxes are among the highest in the country. Areas of the state are rapidly becoming a virtual third world country, right here in the U.S. Many Californians who spent decades putting liberal Democrats ...

A note of thanks

To the Editor, I’d like thank all the members of the Top of WV CVB, the board of directors, the county commissioners, Weirton interim city manager, city council members, and the mayor of Wellsburg who attended the Top of WV CVB membership meeting on October 22 at the Weirton Millsop Center. Our new executive director and office manager were introduced. I’d like to thank Frank O’Brien of the Wheeling CVB who presented the Top of WV CVB with our special Accreditation Award! Thanks to the media, The Weirton Daily Times, The Hometown News, and Channel 9 who always covered all ...