Dear Editor, Big Pharmaceutical companies are at it again. Already this year, 60 pharmaceutical companies jumped prices of over 300 drugs, some by as much as four times the rate of inflation. And the worst part is, it’s perfectly legal. If a pharmaceutical company wants to inflate the ...

Dear Editor, The Warren Township Lions Club would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all who have supported our efforts and projects during the year. We loved your attendance and feedback at our summer “Concerts in the Park” season as we tried our best to provide a ...

Dear Editor, I am here to tell you that there is nothing too impossible for the Lord to do! He is still in the healing business. On June 7, 2012, I was told that I had stage 4B sinus cancer. That was a day that I will never forget. Six different doctors at UPMC in Pittsburgh told me I was ...

Dear Editor, It is a great honor and privilege to be a social studies teacher at St. Clairsville High School. During my 14 years of service, I have witnessed many changes in state curriculum and testing requirements, along with the expansion and addition of many programs and opportunities ...

Dear Editor, On September 15, the Sedgwick House Museum hosted an open house event, “Quilts and More.” We want to thank Cathy Zimmerman for her quilting experience and John Applegarth for his hard work on the project. Also, we appreciate those who purchased tickets for our quilt raffle. ...

Dear Editor, I love the city of St. Clairsville and the communities that surround it. The foundation of communities like ours is formed from the relationships that we build with one another — relationships that provide the support and friendship we lean on the rest of our lives. This ...

Dear Editor, I’ve been watching American Ninja Warrior from my lair on the sofa. Soft drink in hand and a bowl of chips handy, I’m inspired by the athletic prowess of these beautiful people. As most Americans, I’ve let myself go, falling prey to a fast food lifestyle and poor diet like ...

Dear Editor, I would like to share a few quotes with you. First one from Theodore Roosevelt: “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” The second one is from Marcus Cicero: “A ...

Dear Editor, Where does Stephen Miller — someone no one has ever heard of — get off on setting American immigration policies that are morally reprehensible and harm millions of human beings? Miller is a former Breibart News hack that is now an assistant in Trump’s White House in charge ...

Dear Editor, The Belmont County commissioners approved a $15 per vehicle increase in license plate fees for road and bridge repairs. The cars and light trucks of the citizens of this county are not responsible for the major damage to the roads and bridges. The water trucks, sand trucks ...

Dear Editor, I am writing to urge voters not to give up on Congress. Keep telling your elected officials what you want so that they can best represent your interests. Yes, Congress is slow to make change, but meaningful change through constituent advocacy is worth the wait. Four years ago ...

Dear Editor, America has betrayed our founders! America has betrayed our God! Christians escaped religious persecution in Europe and with God’s divine intervention, created our great nation. Ten-plus miracles by God sustained our founders during our Revolutionary War. We were outnumbered 10 ...

Dear Editor, At the end of the presidential campaign of 1960, President Eisenhower gave a cryptic and prophetic warning to the people of the United States. He said, “beware the military-industrial complex.” Now that we have come almost 60 years from that date I would believe President ...

Dear Editor, So, I was thinking that I might flip. I know that I have some loyal readers and I may run the risk of disappointing both of them, but I just may reverse my position on climate change. It’s not the pictures of polar bears stranded on ice flows (You know that polar bears are ...

Dear Editor, Last week, the sugar cartels won in their latest attempt to enrich themselves at the cost of the American consumer. Fortunately, not every member of Congress acted like a puppet! Congressman Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, voted for reform and continues to be hero for sugar reform. He is ...

Sharing Tree 2017 Dear Editor, Well, another year has come and gone and there are so many people to thank for making this another successful year for the Shadyside Sharing Tree. It’s hard to believe it’s been going strong for 26 years. My mom, Bette Anne Ponzo, gets all the credit for ...

Help appreciated Dear Editor, I cannot help but comment on the commentary in the Dec. 13 edition of The Times Leader on Kim Jong Un. It states that three renowned international jurists wish to have Kim charged with crimes against humanity for having camps, prison camps, where they keep their ...

Support St. C. pubic library levy Dear Editor: As a homeowner in the district served by the St. Clairsville Public Library, I am writing to urge people to vote FOR the upcoming half-mil levy for operations of our wonderful library. I am a former trustee of the library, and my wife and I ...

Couple commended Dear Editor, Bob and Robin Harper of Beallsville, Ohio, are a very community-minded couple. Although they would never brag, or probably don’t even think twice, or realize it., Bob and Robin are a treasure to the town of Beallsville, the outside community, the friends who ...

Make your choice Dear Editor, As Americans we have the freedoms most other countries don’t have, to express ourselves freely, but at what cost? Our words have enormous power! They can build us up or tear us down, be a blessing or a curse. Every day we listen to vicious, bitter, hateful ...