The Wayne County News, HD Media The status of West Virginia laws preventing transgender girls from participating on girls and women’s sports teams became less clear last week following a federal court decision on whether a middle schooler should be allowed to participate in cross country and track. The 4th[Read More…]
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Editorial: Paperwork: Responsible use of funds requires oversight
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Smaller, rural communities across West Virginia rely on volunteer fire departments to respond to a wide variety of emergencies, ranging from fender benders to fully involved structure fires. The men and women who give their time to those departments have their hands full — and[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: GOP gubernatorial primary still a messy logjam
Polling has shown West Virginia Republican and independent voters aren’t particularly fired up about any one candidate for governor, and that trend continues in a new poll released with only about a month to go before the election. A MetroNews poll conducted last week shows Attorney General Patrick Morrisey with a slim[Read More…]
Editorial: Forest Fires
Wildfires Are Burning Thousands of WV Acres The Inter-Mountain Eastern West Virginia is on fire. Days of dry, windy weather supported wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, particularly in Berkeley, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan and Pendleton counties. According to Assistant State Forester Linda Carnell, who spoke with WV Public Broadcasting,[Read More…]
Editorial: Let the sun shine on local leaders
As we near the end of this year’s Sunshine Week, communities across the country are continuing to rely on their local newspaper to ensure public officials are not doing business in the dark. This is becoming an increasingly difficult task, though, due to the challenges facing the local news industry[Read More…]
Editorial: Check your clocks, smoke alarms
Weirton Daily Times Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, when we move our clocks ahead one hour. While that means we will have an extra hour of sunshine to enjoy outdoor activities, it also represents a good time to check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: Manchin nixing presidential bid was right call
It was probably a tough decision, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the right call when he announced last week that he won’t seek the presidency on a third-party ticket. Manchin is good at winning elections. Excepting a primary upset for governor in the 1990s, he’s succeeded whenever his name[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s Weekly Address to West Virginians
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito returned to Washington this week – Sept. 11, 2015 – after the August work period. As debate about the president’s nuclear deal with Iran continues, Senator Capito discusses her concerns with the agreement, and updates West Virginians on the issues Congress will tackle this[Read More…]
Barbour County Fair lines up fun for everyone
By Melissa Toothman The Exponent Telegram BELINGTON, W.Va. — Crowds came out to the Barbour County Fair on Wednesday to enjoy everything from gospel music to the demolition derby. With so much to do, however, there was only one activity at the forefront of one young fair-goer’s mind. “Bull riding[Read More…]
Editorial from The Intelligencer: Common Core — Not Living Up To Promises
States that bowed to federal pressure to adopt the “Common Core” public school standards, including West Virginia, are not taking a common approach to testing students. That means one of Common Core’s top goals, being able to compare student achievement state-by-state, will go unfulfilled. Some results of the Smarter Balanced[Read More…]