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Who will uphold the Constitution?

The late Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, who served for many years in the U.S. Senate, always carried a copy of the Constitution in his jacket pocket. Fellow senators knew he would find the appropriate section to remind (sometimes rebuke) anyone who proposed legislation in violation of the country’s most sacred legal document. Recently, I offered an extra copy of the Constitution to a younger friend, who accepted it with the words, “I’ll keep it, even though it’s no longer worth the paper it’s written on.” This country was founded as a “great experiement” in ...

Reader: Democrats reacting to craziness

In response to the May 3 letter “Reader: Dems take ‘crazy’ to new level.” I recently read a letter to the editor constituting a thoughtful analysis of the mental health of Democrats secondary to the election of a convicted felon as president of our beloved country. I really appreciated that insightful letter — it makes so much sense, if you don’t read it carefully. I agree that Democrats are deserving of our collective support and sympathy. They are confused and disheartened that so many Americans voted for a man convicted not only of sexual assault, but also of multiple ...

Reader responds to published letters

Thank you for publishing your letters to the editor section on April 19. I always appreciate Cindy Stemple’s clear-eyed interpretations. Her use of historical examples and verifiable facts to illustrate her points are helpful in making sense of our current situation. And, full disclosure: I’ve been acquainted with Cindy for a couple of years now, but not with either of your other letter writers in this issue. Through both my own analyses and that of others, I’ve come to the conclusion that while a few — for example, your Parsons letter writer, who appeared in the same issue ...

Reader: Dems take ‘crazy’ to new level

The Democratic Party has become a party of haters. Do West Virginia Democrats condone this behavior? Please tell me it isn’t so! Yet I see few Democrats calling to end the behavior that causes such strife and division. I want to make it perfectly clear: I was never going to vote for Biden, nor the Democratic plotted plan to replace Biden with their chosen. Note to mainstream media: No one in America believes anything you say, as evidenced by the election results on Nov. 5. From the moment that Donald J. Trump descended the steps at Trump Tower years ago and announced he was running ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts could hurt many

April is the eighth annual Medicaid Awareness Month. Sorry to say, but it seems to be the lawmakers who need more awareness, not the people. With the proposed $800 billion federal funding cuts to Medicaid, they are telling the public we are expendable. West Virginia alone stands to lose more than $5 billion in Medicaid, so how does that translate? One side of the aisle says it will be catastrophic. The other side says we won’t feel the cuts. However this shakes out, West Virginian lives at stake. For many of us regular folk, we are all too aware of the affordable healthcare and ...

EHS Alumni need new membership

There’s an old saying, “Any port in a storm.” It is an old sailor’s proverb which means, when anyone is in trouble and can’t wait for the perfect solution. The Elkins High Alumni Association is needing your help. The current board is getting smaller and smaller. Those that have been with us awhile are looking to step dow,n as they want to enjoy the rest of their retirement. Just a few cannot run this organization. We need help. If we don’t get new members that can help us, we will have to close the organization down.What will that mean to the high school? Here is a ...