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Summer concerts are here

Editorials

No matter what style you like to listen to or your preference for performance, there will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy live music in beautiful outdoor settings across the Tri-State Area during the next several months. The Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce helped to kick things off on Memorial Day with the launch of this year’s Monthly Monday Music Madness and a performance by Twice As Nice at Follansbee Park. Shows will continue June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, Aug. 11, and Aug. 25, alternating between Follansbee Park and a spot near the log cabin in Wellsburg. The ...

Never forget their sacrifice

Editorials

This weekend has become what is considered to be the start of the summer vacation season. The kids are out of or about to get out of school. The days are getting longer. The grills are out in full force. But this weekend in general, and Monday in particular, also must be a time to pause and consider those freedoms we enjoy as Americans - the things we too often take for granted, like living in a place where we can travel as we choose, read the newspapers and publications we want to, watch the movies and television shows that we prefer and enjoy picnics and good weather as harbingers ...

Truth vs. Fantasy

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In his recent column, Barry Bardone continues a familiar years long trend: critiquing a version of Democrats that only he seems to recognize. But I’m not sure which Democrats he’s talking to—if any. I don’t know a single one who resembles the cartoonish caricature he constantly peddles. What he offers isn’t objective political analysis—it’s purely a figment of his imagination. I’ll concede this much: Mr. Bardone isn’t entirely wrong about one thing. I’m also disgusted that Biden’s condition was hidden by his inner circle. If Democrats had been ...

History in the Hills: The Start of Summer

Local Columns

I can’t believe this weekend is Memorial Day. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Easter and the first days of spring. Although the weather forecast is pretty cool this weekend to be sure, Memorial Day for a lot of us signifies the first days of summer. In my family, we usually spend the weekend at the pool; and on Monday, we would spend time at my grandmother’s home enjoying a picnic. In our area, summer is a busy time, and it’s a season I look forward to because there is so much to do. We spend a lot of time at the pool, working in the yard and spending time ...

The Trump cryptocurrency scheme

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: President Donald J. Trump continues to disrespect protocol and has shown complete disregard for the long-standing tradition that in order to avoid, at the very least, the perception of a conflict of interes, as all U.S. presidents throughout history to which have complied completely, that is with the notable exception of President Trump who refused to comply during his first term in office, and continues, sadly, into this, his second term, that is to divest themselves of all of their private businesses and enterprises for the good of the country, to be returned, if they ...

Learn from history

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” Winston Churchill. There are several variations of the above, but they all warn us to not forget the disasters of the past. I write about the Biden administration based on that statement, not because I am deranged. Let’s compare Biden’s administration with the current Trump administration. According to my math, Biden was in office for 1461 days. During that time we witnessed the following: the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal which led to the deaths of 13 service personnel, Americans and allies ...