A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Here at the Wheeling News-Register and The Intelligencer, we make our money by selling a single product to readers: trust. That’s why I’d like to pop a few people at Rolling Stone magazine in the mouth.[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
State board correct to uphold 180-day standard
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Last month, members of the West Virginia Board of Education sent out the signal that it would consider letting county school systems off the hook for meeting the state’s requirement of conducting classes 180 days during the school year. That signal –[Read More…]
Truancy remains a problem even with law change
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recently passed law will undoubtedly reduce the number of students considered truant. The law changes the threshold from five to 10 unexcused absences before legal action can be taken against the child — and sometimes parents — to force school[Read More…]
As spring unfolds, remember ATVs are not toys
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — After our long winter, it’s one of the perks of living in West Virginia that with the arrival of spring we get to enjoy our beautiful mountains, streams and trails. But each spring brings its own cautionary tales about safety in the outdoors.[Read More…]
Ex-senator’s expense request shows need for policy
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — To the loser goes the spoils? That’s how former state Sen. Truman Chafin’s request for some per-diem expenses he racked up as a lawmaker looked this week. It’s not so much the fact that he waited almost six months after he lost his election[Read More…]
Tourists toast West Virginia’s new distillery law
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About 160 visitors, many from out of state, toasted West Virginia’s new distillery law on Saturday at Bloomery Plantation Distillery in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, reported the Journal of Martinsburg. Here’s to more small business growth — distillery or otherwise[Read More…]
Making college truly affordable
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Too many plans to “make college more affordable” do nothing of the sort. Typical are nearly all such initiatives in Washington, which merely shift the burden of paying for higher education. For example, President Barack Obama’s suggestion community college be “free” would[Read More…]
Op-Ed: West Virginians should document end-of-life wishes
The good news is that West Virginians lead the nation in at least one positive health care statistic. Our residents are more likely than those in most other states to have filled out an advance directive such as a living will or medical power of attorney. The bad news is that even as one of the best[Read More…]
New law promotes more open government
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Following this year’s regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, there was plenty of debate about what lawmakers in Charleston did and did not do. Some saw legislation coming out of the newly Republican-controlled legislature as steps backward, while others argued that[Read More…]
Former Mingo senator gets $30,000 parting gift
A column by Phil Kabler of The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It had to be shock for Truman Chafin last November when he lost the state Senate seat he had held for 30 consecutive years to used car dealer Mark Maynard, a Republican who essentially ran an unfunded campaign. However,[Read More…]
