An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Republicans and Democrats in West Virginia often differ substantially on the role of government. Undoubtedly there will be disputes, perhaps big ones, during the current session of the state Legislature. But Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin got it absolutely right in his State[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Take precautions against a silent killer
BECKLEY, W.Va. — This week’s carbon monoxide scare at United Bank in Beckley was very much a reminder of the dangers we all face during winter. At least eight people at the bank were transported to a hospital after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, overcome by the odorless and difficult[Read More…]
Lack of action on disability case is troubling
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s been more than three-and-a-half years since questions about the handling of disability cases in the Huntington Social Security office first came to public light, but a federal investigation into the allegations has so far yielded precious little. Even though millions of[Read More…]
It won’t hurt students to learn about climate controversy
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — School curriculum disputes have a long and fraught history in West Virginia, which makes the current uproar over changes by the Board of Education to K-12 standards on climate change somewhat understandable. There may indeed be legitimate questions about the[Read More…]
W.Va. school board flunks science
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — We ’re not experts on climate science. But we’re smart enough to heed those who are. In May, the Institute of Physics published the results of a comprehensive study of 4,000 peer-reviewed, scientific article summaries and reported 97 percent of scientists believe that recent[Read More…]
Reinforce public’s right to information
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia has very strict open government laws regarding both public documents and meetings of public bodies ranging from city councils to state agencies. But too often public officials benefit from loopholes in the statutes. And too often, public officials simply[Read More…]
Bullying report shouldn’t be shelved
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A year-long study of bullying incidents in state schools that was presented Sunday to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education found, not surprisingly in our view, that problems are most prevalent in middle school. According to the report, 47 percent of all[Read More…]
Governor’s State of the State speech will set tone
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s State of the State address to the Legislature, coming up this week, may be the most interesting and important of his tenure. Much has changed since the governor delivered the 2014 edition of his annual[Read More…]
GOP should roll back environmental rules
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Republican lawmakers in Washington who are promising to roll back the controversial environmental rules of President Barack Obama have a number of creative options at their disposal when it comes to responding to an almost guaranteed presidential veto. Republicans lawmakers[Read More…]
Thorough review of state spending makes sense
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One of the first orders of business for Republicans now that they control the West Virginia legislature for the first time in several decades is to take a close look at how state government spends its money and whether any of the[Read More…]
