Opinion

The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.

Changing concealed carry permit faulty logic

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With so many issues to address in a relatively short 60-day session, we’re amazed lawmakers chose to tackle some things that appeared fine as is. Case in point: Concealed carry gun permits. Despite concerns voiced by law enforcement officials, Senate Bill[Read More…]

Two bills’ effect on cigarette usage would contrast

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two measures are winding their way through the Legislature, one of which would roll back restrictions on where smokers can light up, and the second which would substantially raise the per-pack tax on cigarettes. The first bill would allow smoking in places[Read More…]

Stop letting state go to the dogs

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When a school teacher in West Virginia is laid off, the state’s effort to cushion her fall is limited primarily to unemployment benefits. When a small businessman who may have invested heavily in equipment and inventory to sell goods to state[Read More…]

Weren’t roads a No. 1 priority for lawmakers?

An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Stop reading now if you are one of the six people whose vehicle has not suffered from this winter’s devastation. You just wouldn’t understand. We ’re not talking about dead batteries, windshields encased in ice or grunge-covered vehicles. No, it’s the condition of the roads[Read More…]

For public safety, keep firearm permits in place

An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The new Republican majority in the West Virginia Legislature has done a good job about bringing the Mountain State in more harmonious accord with most of the other 49 U.S. states, but a bill that has moved through the Senate[Read More…]

Why would anyone push back against vaccinations?

An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — More than 15 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control reported that the measles virus had been officially eliminated from the United States. Or not so much.  Just ask the more than 120 people who picked up the virus while[Read More…]

Current concealed weapon law offers protections

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers are moving toward taking a step back in public safety, and the reason for doing so isn’t all that clear other than to further gain favor of the gun lobby. Senate Bill 347, which is moving through the state[Read More…]

Let community anti-discrimination laws stand

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The oddly titled West Virginia Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act, House Bill 2881, would invalidate anti-discrimination ordinances on the books in municipalities throughout the state, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, and the tiny town of Thurmond. How would this improve intrastate commerce? According to Delegate Lynne[Read More…]

Letter to the Editor: Keep smoke-free regulations

To the Editor, As a lung cancer survivor from secondhand smoke, I urge you to read this: West Virginia legislators have proposed a bill that would weaken smoke-free regulations by allowing exemptions to the current and future protections.This isn’t all about me but here is my history to help you understand my passion and why[Read More…]

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