Opinion

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

Harrison County officialdom has a few black eyes

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County government is starting to resemble the face of a prize fighter who’s taken a beating. That is, it’s sporting a couple of big black eyes. Consider all that’s happened in recent years: * While working as city manager of[Read More…]

Cut Wheeling employee salary, benefit costs

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling municipal government needs more of the “right-sizing” Mayor Andy McKenzie urged when he took office more than six years ago. Especially in costs for city employees, municipal spending continues to grow faster than the incomes of most taxpayers who fund it.[Read More…]

Red tape tangling up volunteer fire departments

An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — New West Virginia Fire Marshal Tony Carrico has said he wants to reduce the terrible toll fires take in West Virginia. That will be difficult; the risk of dying in a fire here is about 3.3 times the national average, according to the[Read More…]

Marriage ruling is first step toward equal rights

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An issue that has been contentious in West Virginia and many other states took a dramatic shift last week when same-sex couples in the Mountain State were allowed to receive marriage licenses and wed. While opponents of gay marriage hold out hope[Read More…]

Harm to seniors: EPA rules impacting electric rates

An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A recent report from the 60 Plus Association is more reason for concern when it comes to crippling new federal regulations and higher electric bills. The report, which was unveiled last week by U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., and 60[Read More…]

Public should have access to oil-train information

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A string of accidents involving trains carrying relatively volatile crude oil from what is known as the Bakken region in North Dakota and Montana has heightened public concern about those trains and where they are traveling across the country. The accidents, combined with[Read More…]

State will suffer as a result of ‘Routergate’

An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Mismanagement of a federal “stimulus” grant has come back to haunt West Virginia officials – as well it should. A new investigation of how federal money was spent in our state is a reminder of the damage done by what has come[Read More…]

There are better ways to help the homeless

An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. —  Signs going up around Parkersburg have sparked some debate about the best ways to help those who sometimes seek money at busy intersections. The signs read “Please do not contribute to the drug & alcohol problem by giving to[Read More…]

Citizens have role to play in Home Rule experiment

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With the announcement of 16 additional cities — including five in North Central West Virginia — allowed to participate in the Home Rule program, it will be interesting to see where this experiment in government leads. With the goal of improving[Read More…]

Gas export project a double-edged sword

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s blessing, Dominion’s plan to switch its Cove Point terminal to be able to export natural gas is expected to gain momentum. Dominion’s Jim Norvelle told Staff Writer Jeremiah Shelor, in an article published in Sunday’s[Read More…]

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