Dear Editor: In lieu of the recent tragedy in nearby Pittsburgh with 11 people being murdered and six being wounded, including 4 police officers, it is critical that all the citizens in St. Clair Township rally behind the police levy and vote “yes.” The brave officers in Pittsburgh were ...

Dear Editor: Well, Mountaineer Casino allowed smoking to take effect immediately. But they did sort of make a small part of the gaming floor non-smoking. They put up a few signs so people would know it’s a non-smoking area. But there’s no walls or door to keep the smoke out from the ...

Dear Editor: The pipe bombs mailed to those who oppose President Trump is a sad thing to see. Which the president has strongly denounced! Sadly the democrats will not denounce those in their own party, like Hillary, Waters, Harris, Holder, Booker and others in the party who have told ...

Dear Editor: Vote: The reason to use one of your constitutional rights. In this case the right to vote and show your displeasure in the smoking ban reversal in Hancock County. No reason to mention names. Everyone knows the usual suspects. Just follow the bouncing ball to the tune of “ca ...

Dear Editor: Whether you’re for the smoking ban or against it, whether you agree with the animal shelter takeover or not, for one second, let’s forget about those things and look at the two candidates currently running for Hancock County commissioner. The current commissioner has 18 ...

Dear Editor: To God be the glory, great things He has done. I was in a department store when I met a lady from our church and she said, “Oh Don, I am glad to see you. I need prayer.” I said I can do that. She asked, “Can you pray for me and don’t know what it is?” I said yes I ...

Dear Editor: Regarding the latest news that West Virginia ranks last in happiness ... No one asked me. Did anyone ask you? I have had enough of this business. If you object, speak up. Linda McNeil New Cumberland

Dear Editor: John Maxwell said: “Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.” As we begin Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we turn our thoughts to victims and survivors of violent, abusive relationships. What empowers a victim to take a stand, to take a ...

Dear Editor: In response to the article of the closing of the coal-fired electric power plants, these workers, plus the others from trucking, mining, railroading, and large hauling, probably means well over 1,000 more jobs gone. The bad days of the closings such as Crucible (5,000 jobs) and ...

Dear Editor: Starting at 17, I battled addiction for nearly a decade, and during that time I was in and out of county jails and state prisons without getting any real help for my problem. Local police officers, who knew me and my family, wrote me off as a lost cause and said that I would be ...