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Bumpy ride ahead?

Dear Editor:You remember their battle cry: "Just give us control of the United States Senate, and we'll show you how to govern effectively and stop Obama." So said Congressional Republicans and their candidates during last fall's midterm elections. So, you did. Republicans won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Fantastic, right? The country couldn't be safer, right? Well ... not so much, as it turns out.This week marked the end of the Republican-manufactured crisis over funding for the Department of Homeland Security - you know, the agency responsible for making ...

Public vs. Charter

Dear Editor:Education: Let's give it a go by trying to understand what it's all about. Is it "reading, writing and arithmetic" or carrying a baby doll around learning parenting or balancing a check book?What is it the advocates of charter schools don't understand about education?First and foremost, there are many reasons for a child's inability to learn. Why does the right continually blame teachers and teacher's unions?Charter schools. That's the last thing West Virginia needs. A system that's going to take the best and brightest. Charter schools don't except "D" troubled ...

Thanks and Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to the East Liverpool Fire Department and Chief Jones. So few are capable of the physical and mental toll it takes. THANKS, as well, to those that live elsewhere and yet are willing to put their lives on the line for our town and our families.SPANKS, writes a reader, to councilmen for not knowing the city's ordinances and then making unwarranted demands.SPANKS, writes a reader, to East Liverpool Service-Safety Director Ryan Estell for emboldening drug dealers by unwittingly calling them "drug lords." Word usage is everything when addressing such concerns.SPANKS, ...

Thanks Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to the East Liverpool Fire Department and Chief Jones. So few are capable of the physical and mental toll it takes. THANKS, as well, to those that live elsewhere and yet are willing to put their lives on the line for our town and our families.SPANKS, writes a reader, to councilmen for not knowing the city's ordinances and then making unwarranted demands.SPANKS, writes a reader, to East Liverpool Service-Safety Director Ryan Estell for emboldening drug dealers by unwittingly calling them "drug lords." Word usage is everything when addressing such concerns.SPANKS, ...

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THANKS, writes a reader, to the thoughtfully kind person who found a missing black glove at Walmart and turned it in to customer service. The gloves were a special Christmas gift from my daughter.SPANKS, writes a reader, to those individuals who repeatedly drive their vehicles through Smith Oil Gas Station on St. Clair Avenue in the morning and afternoon to drop off/pick up their children at the bus stop. This is a place of business, it's not a drive-thru as you have made it.SPANKS, writes a reader, to a local department store employee who told me I'm "too fat" for a scale I was trying ...

Thanks & Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to Chester city employees for their hard work.THANKS, writes a reader, to the seven people who recently spoke in Charleston against West Virginia House Bill 2208.THANKS, writes a reader, to East Liverpool City Council for not accepting the low-income housing project at the former Riverview Florist property.SPANKS, writes a reader, to local officials who don't realize negative comments week-after-week are what is giving our community a black mark.SPANKS, writes a reader, to the Wellsville Board of Education members who were surprised when the district was fined ...