Opinion

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

Editorial: ‘Armed society’ not particularly safe

From the Charleston Gazette: In Texas last week, an enraged ex-husband went to his sister-in-law’s home, tied up parents and five children, forced them to lie face-down, and shot all seven in the back of the head. Six died and a teen daughter survived. In gun-polluted America, pistols are easily[Read More…]

Editorial: Ormet Power Rates Critical

From The Intelligencer of Wheeling, W.Va.: Half the equation the Ormet Corp.’s new owner needs to solve to get the Hannibal aluminum plant back in operation appears to be in place. Aluminum prices are on the upswing. Taking care of the other half of the problem – electric bills –[Read More…]

Editorial: The state’s health insurance plan shouldn’t be a rip off

The Daily Mail of Charleston, W.Va.: Officials at West Virginia University complained last week that the health insurance plan for state employees charges the college too much. WVU employees pay $54 million a year in premiums to the Public Employees Insurance Agency — but receive only $30 million in benefits[Read More…]

Editorial: Juvenile Justice

States trying alternatives that prioritize rehabilitation BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia nearly doubled the rate it sent youths to juvenile facilities from 1997 to 2011, in contrast to declining rates of youthful incarceration elsewhere in the United States. In fact, West Virginia had higher rates than the other three states[Read More…]

Reality is gun violence seems to be on the rise

An editorial from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Daily reports of gun violence in other parts of the country seem so far away for most in the Mid-Ohio Valley. When it hits here at home, the surprise felt by residents such as Parkersburg’s Nacodie Barrows is only[Read More…]

Wind farm gets license to kill

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It is illegal to kill certain endangered animals, including golden eagles. If you get caught doing so, even accidentally, the federal government will punish you with stiff fines. That is, unless you are the Shiloh IV Wind Project LLC in California. If[Read More…]

Another infrastructure crisis looms

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As federal and state leaders wrestle with the serious issues caused by the possible default of the U.S. Highway Trust Fund, another infrastructure crisis is looming. Federal and state money for water infrastructure projects is also drying up, leaving local officials[Read More…]

Congress again displays futility with highway bill

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Congress is showing its usual ineffectiveness, once again unable to develop a long-term strategy for one of the nation’s most pressing needs and instead opting for a short-term fix heavy on financial gimmicks. The case in point this time is the nation’s[Read More…]

Trigger-happy? Some schools adopt new trend

An editorial from The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Trigger Warning: The following editorial talks about trigger warnings. Anyone with a past experience with trigger warnings might find the subject matter distressful. To avoid discussion of trigger warnings, heed this trigger warning and put down the newspaper. If you don’t[Read More…]

Spill case fine far too low

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register             WHEELING, W.Va. — Federal officials sometimes seem overly eager to enforce some laws and regulations, at times inventing new ones to fit their own ideological agendas. But when it comes to punishing the company responsible for a chemical spill that sickened many West Virginians and[Read More…]

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