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Letters to the Editor

Culture change

Dear Editor, In my seventh decade of this life it has become more difficult to accept change — especially “Culture Change!” Most children are resilient; the elderly, not so much. I recall my first day of school. I was more “resistant” than “resilient.” I can only imagine ...

Shadyside’s Sharing Tree 2020

Dear Editor, I start these Letters to the Editors every year by saying, “another year has come and gone,” but I have to put in there that this has been the CRAZIEST year ever! I don’t think I need to say more. Everyone reading this knows the ups and downs and horrible times we’ve ...

Local natural gas explosion marks anniversary

Dear Editor, February marks three years since the devastating explosion and blowout of a natural gas well in Belmont County, Ohio. XTO Energy, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, was responsible for this tragedy. Sixty-thousand tons of methane were emitted from this incident, (more than many ...

Restoring opportunity and dignity

Dear Editor, Nick Kristof, NY Times two time Pulitzer Prize winning op-ed columnist, suggests the nation’s greatest challenge of making progress of financial fairness and poverty reduction for the bottom third of Americans, the working class, is if we frame the issue of less as one of ...

Plow driver thanked

Dear Editor, Want to thank the snowplow driver that cleans my road. When we have cleaned our driveway, he raises his blade so as to not throw snow back in. THANKS. Mary Lee Green Dillonvale

Workers, residents appreciated

Dear Editor, We at the City administration wanted to recognize our city employees for the job they do for our citizens. As Mayor I must say that I am proud of our entire City workforce and our City Council for the way we have worked together, in this most difficult year as we labored ...