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Charlie Kirk funeral

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, There were approximately 250,000 conservatives gather for Charlie Kirk’s funeral. How do you know it was conservatives? There are no cities on fire, no police getting assaulted, no looting, no shootings, no stabbings, no riots, etc. etc. etc. If you can’t agree that if this was for a murder of any left wing figure, would not matter if they were a life long criminal, illegal immigrant, or the most vile human being possible. There is absolutely no doubt that the country would have been burning for the last week and all the left wing media would be justifying every second ...

Well-deserved honors

Editorials

A little more than a week ago, the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce did something we typically do not do often enough — it recognized the achievements and contributions of several of its members. During its annual dinner on Sept. 18, where Wheeling’s own Craig Karges entertained the crowd with a blend of magic and psychology, the chamber honored United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Executive Director Staci Stephen as its Service Above Self Person of the Year. The Business of the Year award went to Belco Works, courtesy of sponsor WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. Erb ...

Free speech is America’s greatest secret weapon

Columns

Our grandson is a U.S. Marine. This week I told him about his great-grandfather, my Dad, who was a proud U.S. Marine. Dad, like other U.S. Marines I know, are Marines, even if they aren’t currently serving. When the Marine Corps Hymn, “From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli ...” was played, Dad stood up and sang. Dad fought in the Pacific in WWII. He never talked about combat. Once in a while, something slipped out, like when they were landing on Tarawa. The Marines came in on landing boats that couldn’t make it all the way to the beach. They waded ashore under ...

A favorite fall tradition that lives up to the hype

Columns

No wonder the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival is a favorite fall tradition for so many people! Once again, as I have nearly every year since I became a journalist, I had the chance to cover the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off this year. The Wednesday evening event serves as the unofficial kickoff for the festivities. This year was special because my husband, Mike, was able to join me. We arrived fairly early, when some of the “smaller” (300 pounds or so) pumpkins were being placed on the scale. I took a photo of the leader board before we walked off to explore the festival area. Thanks ...

Truth

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Yesterday I turned on one of the church channels and watched the memorial to Charlie Kirk. They played everything straight through without the interruption of the talking heads and commercials on regular cable networks. It was incredible. Even though it was Charlie’s memorial, it felt like I sat in a 5 to 6 hour church service that glorified Jesus. Speaker after speaker arose and not only gave praise to Charlie Kirk but gave honor and glory to the one who had created Charlie and the reason for his life and death. Everybody in that arena understood one thing. Jesus ...

Affordable child care

Editorials

For many families, finding affordable child care is one of the bigger obstacles to being able to be full participants in the workforce. Sometimes it just makes more sense for a parent to stay home with the kids than to go out into a job that perhaps doesn’t even cover the costs of child care. With the launch of Ohio’s Child Care Cred Program, funding is now available for a program that helps split the child care burden. “Ensuring a stable workforce for Ohio’s growing economy encourages us to support our working families,” said state Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster. “By ...