An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The teacher candidates gathered in a room at the Kanawha County Board of Education offices to learn their fate. As described in a Monday Gazette article by Ryan Quinn, the six waited to learn which one would be chosen. This is[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
W.Va. state crime lab backlog delaying justice
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It all looks so easy on “NCIS.” The evidence is collected, the scientists analyze it and the case is all wrapped up and the bad guys locked away, all in one hour. “NCIS” was the most-watched television series in the 2012-13 season[Read More…]
Back to basics on government
An editorial by The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A proposed amendment to an education bill in the West Virginia House of Delegates is not likely to go anywhere, except away. It ought to be shelved – but the frustration behind it should not be ignored. Too many high school graduates,[Read More…]
‘At the Capitol’ looks at dog racing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Week three of the 2015 legislative session was highlighted by the release of a study commissioned by the House and Senate Finance Committees that found that the state’s greyhound racing industry is almost entirely subsidized by the state. “Even if the return were close to neutral, we suggest that[Read More…]
Keeping W.Va. law equitable
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Most West Virginians do not worry much about “joint and several liability.” It is part of the jargon of lawyers and judges that, to the layman, can seem impenetrable. But think of the idea this way: Assume the water pipes in your[Read More…]
More obstacles won’t ensure pipeline safety
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — National Transportation Safety Board accident investigators made a bit of a splash this week when they said three natural gas pipeline accidents, including one in West Virginia, demonstrated systemic weaknesses in the way providers maintain their pipelines. The report was[Read More…]
WVU student happy to party with the president
A column by Molly Robinson of The Daily Athenaeum staff MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This weekend I celebrated my birthday at a bar. I invited all my best friends, a surprising amount of which actually showed up, and didn’t have to pay a penny for my drinks, my cover or anything else[Read More…]
A boondoggle and waste of money
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Greyhound racing has almost died in West Virginia, according to research funded by the state Senate. Patrons at “racinos” today spend nearly all their time at video gambling machines, not watching dogs chase make-believe rabbits. In 1990, fans bet $63.9 million on dog[Read More…]
A more equitable way to pay for accidents
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a bipartisan 75-24 vote, the West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed a bill that would change the way damages are allocated in cases where multiple parties are found to be at fault. It’s a long overdue change and an[Read More…]
State role in greyhound racing no longer justified
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Declining interest in greyhound racing has put the industry’s future in West Virginia in doubt – at least in the eyes of a consulting firm commissioned to study the issue. Based on the findings of the consultant’s report, it may be time[Read More…]
