TOP STORIES of ’25 – Those OPEN LETTERs to …

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We compose and publish our OPEN LETTERs for each Saturday morning.

Often, they are addressed to local residents because they’ve made efforts to improve our quality of life, but also because we’re suggesting something or expressing the need for change.  We also communicate with elected officials and local governments – on all levels – and to suggest clarity or common sense or direction.  

So, we’ve left links below to some of your – and our – favorites that were published in 2025, including notes directed to the new and old owners of the business locates at 808 National Road in Wheeling, to one of the best law enforcement officers in the region, to a legendary business owner who set sail into retirement, and to those kids who – once upon a time ago – loved one of the best spots – ever – for live and local music.  

But there many more – 45 others, to be exact – that were composed with the best of intentions. We say “Thank You” because we believe people should do that more often; we explain ideas because, well, who doesn’t come up with a good one every once in a while; and we try to help by sharing information, raising awareness, and by rattling the bones of unresolved predicaments.

There is #52 that will be released tomorrow morning, and our OPEN LETTERs will continue in 2026 for all of the same reasons.

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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