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Guest column/Veterans Day: A unifying day for America

Local Columns

Veterans Day: A unifying holiday for America Each year, Veterans Day serves as a reminder for Americans to thank veterans for their service. We owe it to those who served to recognize their sacrifice all year long. In August, my wife Tina and I were honored to join the 100th birthday celebration of George C. McConnaughey, Jr. Sgt. McConnaughey enlisted in the U.S. Army eight days after his 18th birthday and served in the European Theater throughout World War II. He earned five Bronze Service Stars before his honorable discharge in December 1945. Like many veterans, McConnaughey did ...

Veterans Day a chance to reflect

Editorials

The names of the battlefields America’s men and women have fought on have changed many times during the years, but we must always remember the sacrifices they have made in those faraway places. That’s why every reader should take a moment on Tuesday, Veterans Day, to remember all who have served and all who continue to serve. It’s the least we can do to thank those who have for generations been willing to put their lives on hold to protect and defend our country. They come from all walks of life and all races. They practice different faiths and are representative of all ...

Guest column/The free market works — even when it comes to energy

Local Columns

Who wants higher electricity rates? Ask just about anyone and they’ll agree that energy prices have risen. They’re not wrong. In recent weeks there has been significant attention in the Mountain State on what is driving those costs. The question has no doubt arisen from people seeing their electricity bills steadily rise, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic five years ago. A review of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that electricity rates have risen for most states. For example: • West Virginia: Up 27.71 percent • Ohio: Up ...

Where is Franciscan University?

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: As cold weather approaches, Steubenville faces some crucial decisions. Where will the homeless seek shelter and where will they find food? The federal government has cut funding for the city’s shelter and eliminated food benefits for the most vulnerable. This Republican administration has no plans to help the needy. Their focus seems to be on constructing that “one big, beautiful” ballroom at the White House. By the way… none of us knows how long it will take to build that thing, or whether the billionaires and millionaires who have promised to chip in on ...

Guest column/If you smoked or still, do, this screening could help

Local Columns

Denise Lee smoked up to two packs a day for 40 years, but when she quit at 54, Denise made one more lifesaving decision. After seeing an American Lung Association billboard that read “If you smoked, this lung cancer screening could save your life,” Denise scheduled a low-dose CT scan. The next day, her results came back: a mass was detected, which they later confirmed was lung cancer. When she scheduled the scan, Denise had yet to develop a single symptom — and catching her lung cancer that early meant she had multiple treatments available. It’s been eight years since, ...

Lung cancer threat is real

Editorials

With Halloween just behind us and Thanksgiving coming up in a couple of weeks, it might be easy to forget that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. You should not. Lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, is the second most common form of cancer, with only prostate cancer being more common in men and breast cancer more common in women. Estimates are that 226,650 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed this year (115,970 of which will be in women and 110,6800 in men) and, sadly, that there will be 124,730 deaths due to lung cancer this year (64,190 of which will ...