An OPEN LETTER to… The Friendly Valley-Wide Spiderman …

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Dear Spidey,

You have made us smile while we’ve watched you and your Valley Avengers allow children to laugh as they meet their favorite superheroes, and we just wanted to say thank you. The majority of your events have been free of charge, and the paying gigs have involved just a few bucks, so it’s obvious to us that you do what you do to give the children and their parents a break from all the other crap life throws at us.

So, no, your real name is not Peter Parker, you’re not a photographer, and you were not bitten by a radioactive spider either, but your true identity is safe with us as long as you continue fighting against the sadness suffered by others.

That’s what real superheroes do.

Sincerely,

A Grateful Public

Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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