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Ohio Valley Mall Turns 45 Years Old

Dear Editor, October 2023 marked the 45th anniversary of the grand opening of the area’s primary shopping, dining, and entertainment destination, known as the Ohio Valley Mall, which is in Belmont County, Ohio. The Ohio Valley Mall, which is owned and operated by the Cafaro Co. of Youngstown, began construction in 1976 and has approximately 1.2 million square feet under its roof. Upon its opening in 1978 as one of the largest shopping malls in the United States, it was constructed utilizing only private sector funds with no taxpayer dollars being spent. When the Ohio Valley Mall ...

AMI Ready to Help Those in True Need

Dear Editor, My name is Robin Reasback. I am the volunteer secretary of the NAMI Chapter in Center Wheeling. NAMI stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We’re a nonprofit organization that provides mental health education, support and outreach for individuals, families and our community. Our support programs include one drop-in center at 1035 Chapline St. in downtown Wheeling and another one at 855B/857 National Road in Bridgeport, Ohio. For information call Jess Krall at 304-905-0635. Robin Reasbeck Wheeling

Shelter help sought by volunteer

Dear Editor, A letter to Harrison County residents: I am a volunteer for the Humane Society of Harrison County’s Animal Shelter. The building they are leasing has been surveyed to be sold and their lease is up this coming spring. They need assistance from the county and the residents to secure a place for a new shelter. This shelter has enabled them to triple the amount of abused or abandoned animals compared to all the prior years. This shelter has also enabled TNVR (trap, neuter, vaccinate and return) over 100 community cats this year alone. One cat can have up to five ...

Include research funds in farm bill

Dear Editor, The delayed federal farm bill should include increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potential to dramatically reduce the suffering we inflict on animals, as well as our greenhouse-gas emissions and pandemic risk. The Department of Agriculture has provided billions of dollars of subsidies to livestock producers. Surely, it can offer some assistance to the nascent cultivated-meat industry, which holds so much promise. ...

Dr. Matthew Harper

Dear Editor, I’m sure most of us are well aware of the attack on innocent civilians by Hamas on October 7th, in which over 1400 Israelis were killed. This brutal attack underscores the need for Americans to better understand the Middle East and its challenges. That is one reason why I want to share an educational opportunity being offered locally. This Saturday, November 11th from 10 a.m. to noon at the Harbor of Hope Assembly of God Church in St. Clairsville, Dr. Matthew Anthony Harper, a White House and State Department Correspondent (for a quarterly online publication), ...

Rethinking support for Israel

Dear Editor, The people were penned in a densely populated area with almost no food, fuel, or other necessities. They were then attacked with all the weapons of a modern army; their housing was blown up and burned, with thousands dying, many of them women and children. Sound like Gaza? No, we’re describing the Warsaw ghetto in 1943. The Nazis were determined to eradicate Jewish people and used every weapon at their disposal, with no regard ...