Opinion

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

VA breakthrough

BECKLEY, W.Va. — A compromise in what has been a sharply contested effort to fund reforms and boost health care coverage for veterans was reached Monday between Senate and House negotiators in Washington. The tug-of-war was noteworthy because it was so public, with Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Jeff[Read More…]

Consumers left stranded along digital highway

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — When trying to move West Virginia forward in the digital age, most would agree broadband Internet is essential. And to an extent, the state’s Broadband Deployment Council has assisted efforts to reach that goal, doling out grants to assist private companies and[Read More…]

What would Mike have done?

An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s not that Mike Puskar didn’t understand corporate inversion. It’s a tax technique — read: Loophole — that few in corporate circles don’t understand. An American firm takes over a foreign company, reincorporates there and avoids paying U.S. taxes on foreign-earned profits. This year[Read More…]

Heroic efforts: Kudos to our first responders

An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — When a tractor trailer erupted into flames last week inside of East River Mountain Tunnel, what could have been a horrific, two-state tragedy was averted through the coordinated response of our local fire firefighters, police officers, state troopers, deputies, rescue[Read More…]

Lack of retirement saving paints a scary picture

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To say that many Americans are not financially prepared for retirement is quite an understatement. An estimated 44 percent of baby boomers who hope to retire in the next few years are at risk of coming up short on money for the[Read More…]

United effort to keep NASA in Fairmont essential

An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The high-technology sector is obviously vital to the economy of North Central West Virginia. That’s why a strong, united effort to keep the NASA Independent Verification and Validation Program in Fairmont is absolutely essential. NASA’s Office of Inspector General recently conducted[Read More…]

W.Va. law prevails when you meet on W.Va. soil

An editorial from the Mineral Daily News-Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — The Potomac Highlands Airport Authority continues to amaze us with their stand on which state law should prevail in their meetings. Not only are they trying to “choose” which state law they follow, but tonight they are scheduled to talk[Read More…]

Initiative to wean folks from ER care a good step

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Federal appellate court rulings this week may have clouded the long and problematic rollout of the Affordable Care Act, but in West Virginia officials are moving forward with a program to wean folks away from the emergency room as a first-choice health[Read More…]

Sen. Manchin opposes his daughter’s action

An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Sen. Joe Manchin says he would support law changes to prevent unpatriotic “inversions” — such as his daughter’s decision to shift Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ national identity to Holland to duck U.S. taxes. “I think, basically, inversion should be absolutely repealed,”[Read More…]

Editorial: Teacher turnover not always bad for schools

From the Daily Mail of Charleston, W.Va.: Teacher turnover in the public school system costs the state of West Virginia between $5 million and $10.6 million per year, according to report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. Nationwide, about 13 percent of teachers either move to another state or leave[Read More…]

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