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Opinion.

Fearing for the future of health care in Ferry

Columns

Does anyone else have the feeling of deja vu? Back in August of 2019, we all learned that Alecto Healthcare Services planned to close its two local hospitals —Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry — within two to three months. Signs of ...

What the world needs is forgiveness and love

Columns

On July 5, 2016, officers responded to a convenience store about 12:35 a.m. after an anonymous caller indicated a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, Baton Rouge police have said. Two officers responded and had some type of altercation with the Black man in ...

DC and Google

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Democrats and RINOs in Washington DC are in panic mode and realtors and algorithms on Google are showing the truth. If you don’t think the layoffs and shutting down of wasteful departments aren’t real, all you have to do is look at what is happening in the housing ...

Shipbuilding plan leads to looming port and trade catastrophe

Columns

During the pandemic, Americans learned how painful supply chain disruptions can be. Now, a newly proposed action from the Trump administration could unintentionally make the pandemic’s supply chain disruptions seem tame. President Trump is looking to rapidly rebuild American ...

One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to energy and government

Columns

The three biggest lies: 1) The check is in the mail. 2) I’m from the government here to help you. 3) One size fits all. These are mine. Yours may differ. We learn some things the hard way. When buying clothing for my wife, Lynnda, one size fits all sounded good. I didn’t have to worry ...

Opportunities for all in Ohio

Editorials

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke in his annual State of the State address about giving Buckeye State residents “the tools to live up to their full potential.” Though there are plenty of challenges, volatility and uncertainty that make it less clear how those goals will be attained, DeWine was ...