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Letters to the Editor

Call to action for legislators, officials

(The following was presented in the public comment section of the Tuesday, Sept. 16 Randolph County Board of Education meeting.) I will begin by thanking you, Dr. Dilly! Thank you for making some proposals regarding our school system that anger most everyone in the county — it may be the ...

Public education funding is needed

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” — Whitney Houston I attended a lecture from WVpolicy.org at the Kump House on Sept. 5. I would like to thank Dr. Heather Biola for hosting the lecture and Seth for engaging dialogue. Unfortunately, ...

Reader: Gambling isn’t glamorous

Admittedly, I watch a lot of television; probably too much. Lately, I have been astounded at the sheer volume and nature of advertising promoting online gambling. Beautiful people decked to the nines placing bets, laughing and celebrating their endless good fortune. Celebrites and models ...

How much would data center cost?

As Tucker County faces the prospect of hosting a massive gas-powered data center complex, one question remains unanswered: how much will this cost us? The Ridgeline facility, backed by out-of-state interests and fast-tracked under HB 2014, could reshape our economy and our landscape. ...

Reader alarmed by beef prices

Beef! It ain’t what’s for dinner anymore. That’s the popular response to the tripling of beef prices in the past 15 years. The underlying reasons have been severe droughts in the cattle producing states of Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas, aggravated by the 50% tariff imposed by Trump on ...

SBA official says bill is beneficial

Since my appointment as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator at The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in April this year, I have traveled the Mid-Atlantic Region meeting small business owners in all facets of industries — from a hair salon in Denton, Maryland to ship repair and ...