Please make switch to wind power, W.Va.

Editor:

Recently, my husband and I visited the Mountain State on our 25th wedding anniversary. The natural beauty of West Virginia is breathtaking. However, we also had the opportunity to see a mountaintop removal site. It is hard to believe that anything this destructive is allowed to happen. It makes your state nickname seem very ironic.

Our own electricity here in metro Detroit comes from coal, some of it from West Virginia. I'm sorry to play my own small part in the permanent destruction of so much beauty. I'd love my next trip to your state to include views of wind towers, and to know that the mountains right behind those immediately off the highway are no longer being made to resemble war zones. Please stop blasting your state.

Rebecca Hammond

Ferndale, Mich.

Thank-you to Jay for diabetes vote

Editor:

Our son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes over three years ago. Two years ago a cousin was diagnosed, and a few days ago, one our colleague's children was diagnosed. In all, 23 million Americans (almost one in 10 West Virginians) have diabetes. They all face unrelenting challenges - drawing blood multiple times a day and either taking daily shots or inserting needles every three days to maintain insulin injections.

But insulin is not a cure. That's why ongoing research is so important. The Special Diabetes Program has become a cornerstone of the federal government's investment in diabetes research, whose support is already leading to new therapies and treatments for the three million Americans living with Type 1 Diabetes.

We are fortunate that Sen. Rockefeller continues to support this valuable program. Recently, he voted to secure a multi-year renewal for the Special Diabetes Program, providing an additional $300 million over two years for Type 1 diabetes research.

We are so very thankful to Sen. Rockefeller for his support in renewing this essential program. His work gives hope to so many children and adults with diabetes and their families.

Tammy Owen

Charleston

'Obama Nation' assertions are bogus

Please make switch to wind power, W.Va.

Editor:

Recently, my husband and I visited the Mountain State on our 25th wedding anniversary. The natural beauty of West Virginia is breathtaking. However, we also had the opportunity to see a mountaintop removal site. It is hard to believe that anything this destructive is allowed to happen. It makes your state nickname seem very ironic.

Our own electricity here in metro Detroit comes from coal, some of it from West Virginia. I'm sorry to play my own small part in the permanent destruction of so much beauty. I'd love my next trip to your state to include views of wind towers, and to know that the mountains right behind those immediately off the highway are no longer being made to resemble war zones. Please stop blasting your state.

Rebecca Hammond

Ferndale, Mich.

Thank-you to Jay for diabetes vote

Editor:

Our son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes over three years ago. Two years ago a cousin was diagnosed, and a few days ago, one our colleague's children was diagnosed. In all, 23 million Americans (almost one in 10 West Virginians) have diabetes. They all face unrelenting challenges - drawing blood multiple times a day and either taking daily shots or inserting needles every three days to maintain insulin injections.

But insulin is not a cure. That's why ongoing research is so important. The Special Diabetes Program has become a cornerstone of the federal government's investment in diabetes research, whose support is already leading to new therapies and treatments for the three million Americans living with Type 1 Diabetes.

We are fortunate that Sen. Rockefeller continues to support this valuable program. Recently, he voted to secure a multi-year renewal for the Special Diabetes Program, providing an additional $300 million over two years for Type 1 diabetes research.

We are so very thankful to Sen. Rockefeller for his support in renewing this essential program. His work gives hope to so many children and adults with diabetes and their families.

Tammy Owen

Charleston

'Obama Nation' assertions are bogus

Editor:

The recent debut of "Obama Nation" by Jerome Corsi is ridiculous to believe. This bogus book is an example of what conservative extremists will do to prevent change in America. Mr. Corsi is also co-author of "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" that debuted during John Kerry's 2000 campaign.

When people take it on themselves to write malicious propaganda about a public servant they do a disservice to the American people and the ideals of America. This book is no more credible than any of Corsi's other crackpot manifestoes: these debunked attacks on Obama come from the same man who wrote books alleging that George Bush is trying to dissolve our borders with Mexico and Canada, that oil is inexhaustible, and that the government caused the Twin Towers to fall on Sept. 11.

This letter is to urge all Americans to view this publication with suspicion.

Steven Reece

Mullens

McCain will utilize every negative stunt

Editor:

The Snake Oil Express has shown its ugly head again. This time in the form of bulk buying of Jerome Corsi's bogus book and John McCain who once said he would "never run a negative campaign," has done nothing but.

This is not even a negative campaign. It is an obsessive use of every fat cat and lobbyist he has gained throughout his decades in Washington.

This newest stunt, the fictional book written by the Swift Boat liar, I suspect, is not the last.

Every journalist of any professional value should be challenging these lies. If it were the other way around, can you imagine the uproar by the media?

John McCain and his type have ruled long enough. They are so afraid the people will actually vote this election, anything goes, and I mean anything!

Terry Syner

Mount Hope