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Reader praises the ‘For the People Act’

With all due respect to our current Secretary of State, opposition to Senate Bill 1, the “For the People Act,” is a bit of a tempest in a teapot. The “For the People Act” is carefully thought-out, comprehensive legislation, designed to create clear guidelines and rules for elections and eliminate some of the corruption that has creeped into campaigns in recent years. Its provisions will strengthen our democracy, not weaken it. No piece of legislation is perfect, but S. 1 is sound. Recent expressions of concern about the bill, including from our hard-working and diligent ...

Is Harris dancing as fast as she can?

Wow! Who woulda thunk it? Kamala Harris is not only the best VP the United States ever had, she’s also the best female tap dancer I’ve seen since Hillary did it in the Benghazi hearings. Lester Holt was calling the dance numbers in the latest round before she left for Guatemala to solve the immigration flood. When he asked her why she hadn’t visited the border since Uncle Joe appointed her as border czar some 11 weeks prior, that was her cue to start dancing so she was off and running, er-er-er, I mean dancing. You know the rest, readers. She danced two numbers in quick ...

Don’t call it a jobs act, letter writer says

After reading Ms. Stemple’s letter about this so-called Jobs Act, I had to reply. America will pay a huge price if Biden somehow gets away with this turkey. Now before I go further, let me stress a few things here. On the surface, there’s nothing wrong with either party talking about infrastructure. Infrastructure, in the traditional sense, is a winning word. Infrastructure in America has been sorely neglected and most Americans agree and support funding it. Biden has rolled out a more than $2 trillion American Jobs Plan; these new significant spending commitments not only ...

‘Lawless’ cities shouldn’t get funding

Liberal cries to defund the police have coincided with civil unrest across the country. Massive cuts and calls for defunding police forces in cities have caused a spike in violent crime rates; crimes that would be preventable with the assistance of the police. Policing is an essential aspect of keeping communities and citizens safe. If cities choose to ignore civility and instead promote lawless behaviors, why then should they receive funding from the government? Congressman Alex Mooney is working to keep our communities in West Virginia safe. The men and women in our police ...

Reader supports American Jobs plan

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines infrastructure as the system of public works of a country, state, or region and/or the resources such as personnel, buildings, or equipment required for an activity. On March 31, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan, a bold initiative designed to rebuild our country’s infrastructure, create millions of good jobs, and help the U.S. compete in an ever-changing global market. It is an investment in America being compared to the building of our interstate highway system and the race to the moon. The U.S. is the wealthiest ...

Remembering John Zirbs

For those of you who did not grow up in Elkins, let me introduce you to Super Fan (aka John Zirbs). John is a few years older than me and went to Elkins High School just like I did. By the time I got to high school, John has long since graduated but was still there for every game and sporting event, plus many of the band concerts and other events. But he was there in his secret identity of Super Fan, cheering on the team season after season. It didn’t matter if we won or lost. Super Fan’s enthusiasm and dedication was unwavering. John was a little different than some people, but ...