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A trusting commission?

Dear Editor: The following is West Virginia Code, Chapter 29B: Freedom of Information, taken from the WV FOI Act: Declaration of Policy: Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government which holds to the principle that government is the servant of the people, and not the master of them, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of West Virginia that all persons are, unless otherwise expressly provided by law, entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official ...

Weld best to fight drug issue

Dear Editor: Without an answer to the drug problem our area is facing, there is no hope for better jobs. Currently, West Virginia  has the highest heroin and opioid drug overdose rate in the nation. Our peoples’ drug addiction issues is one of the most significant factors that has led to us being the only state in the country with a workforce participation of less than 50 percent. The only state in the entire nation. With as many people as we have suffering from addiction and unable to work, why would major employers want to consider moving to West Virginia? As the ...

Restore local government funding

Dear Editor:Drug addiction is costly. It costs a person everything to maintain: money, health, relationships - and sometimes your life.Drug addiction costs our communities as well. All types of criminal activity are a result of drug trafficking and addiction.Our law enforcement can't keep up with it. The resources needed to adequately protect our communities have been lacking for years. It needs to stop.I implore our elected officials to act. The answer is not another levy. Our police and fire should not be asking the public for money they need to function. It should already be there. ...

‘Drive-By Media’

Dear Editor:Accusations are easy to make but hard to prove, so when proof is no longer a requirement, the allegation becomes part of the narrative - a talking point. This means it is the "seriousness of the indictment" taking on a life of its own with truth and facts as meaningless cumbersome distractions.Who or what is the worst perpetrator of the narrative, it is the "Drive-By Media" and it was suppose to be the sacred duty of the press to bring "truth to power."Too add salt to the wound, (the media) are the first to call for civility or lament the loss of civility every election ...

Ties that bind

Dear Editor:Huma Abedin started as an intern for Hillary Clinton in the White House. While interning she also worked as associate editor for her family's radical journal in Saudi Arabia, the "Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs."Huma was associate editor from 1996-2008 with her name on the masthead of that journal until she began her work for Hillary at the State Department.Huma's late father, Dr. Zyed Abedin, along with top Al-Qaeda financier Abdullah Omar Naseef, founded this journal in the 1970s.During 7 of her 12 years at her family's journal, Huma worked alongside terrorist financier ...

Municipal fee worth paying

Dear Editor:Have you ever wondered why someone would throw gasoline on a fire instead of water? I have and I wondered what was the ultimate goal, what's the motive? What does one gain from this?I am referring to the proposed municipal fee in Chester. I wonder why anyone would go the lengths to pass out petitions stating they are against it. Strange that even people that don't have a nickle in this dime, in other words they don't even live in the city of Chester, would pass them around.When we look at the big picture, we see that for 30 years there has not been an increase in the fee. Are ...