n CNN reports that female Viagra moves closer to approval. We can also put a man on the moon, develop nuclear power and use solar energy, but we can't cure diabetes or cancer. The reason of course, is that there's too much money involved in research, salaries and drug sales, not to mention federal grants and donations. To find a cure would put these entities out of business. So you see, it's all about the money.
n The people in Elkview are surrounded with drug dealers and users. Why doesn't the sheriff's department follow up on tips they are given? A sheriff's office is located right in Elkview.
n I have a neighbor who has a pitbull and doesn't keep it on a leash. He lets it out in west Dunbar and has no fence to keep it in. It has gone after a child walking to school and me when I go out to my mailbox.
n The reason the Hurricane City Council meeting had a record attendance is because it was all about sports. Like everything else in Hurricane - sports.
n No more disrespect of my president. There was a bomb threat called in to the White House. They evacuated part, but not the family's part. What is this?
n There is a sign in west Dunbar to keep your dogs on a leash. People let their dogs poop and don't pick it up. It is near where we picnic in the park. It is disgusting.
n Obamacare, or what I like to call the "unaffordable care act," is the worst piece of legislation handed down in the last 50 years. It is not working, regardless of what some people say. Every part of the cost is going up and the health care is becoming less and less effective.
n We are being price-gouged in Elkview where gas costs $2.99 per gallon? Downtown it is $2.69 and $2.79 per gallon. I think Mr. Morrissey should come up here and file a lawsuit against Exxon, Speedway and Go Mart just like he did with the St. Albans store with the bottled water. Stick them with a big fine and teach them a lesson.
n The county commission and planning board bow to a few people on Fox Run and refuse the Wal-Mart bid to have a neighborhood market that would benefit lots of people, especially seniors. Maybe more traffic there would ease it somewhere else.
n Would the owner of Dalewood Mobile Home Park in Cross Lanes stop people who live there from running the ATVs all around? It is so loud you cannot hear your television. There is a rule against them in the park but the owner will not enforce it. We are sick and tired of this.
n I believe the proofreaders of the Charleston Daily Mail are slipping. The Amelia Earhart story was very interesting but it would have been even nicer if the whole story had been printed and didn't stop midstream.
n I'm calling about the picture of the woman in the front-page ad regarding liposuction. I'm five foot five inches tall and weigh 125 pounds. I do not look like that and do not wish to look like that. She has no hips and it looks like she needs to eat a sandwich. I do not know of anyone who would respond to that ad.
n Some people like their yards to look like a barren desert while others like theirs to look like a wildlife sanctuary. Until you pay their house payment, property taxes and utilities, you have no say.
n The car and truck commercials are stupid.
n I cannot believe the audacity of some of these stay-at-home parents who wonder who is going to make their children breakfast and lunch since they are not in school in the summer. Really? Be like a bird. Go out and supply your children with food.