The Herald-Dispatch Following months of observing an unprecedented attempt to clear West Virginia’s entire Supreme Court from the bench, voters are now being asked to show up to the polls next month to select the two newest members of the state’s highest court. In August, all of the justices of[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Gazette endorsement: For WV Legislature, these candidates offer promising future
Charleston Gazette-Mail Readers sometimes tell us that it looks like the Gazette Opinion page simply chooses all Democrats to endorse. That’s not true, but we can see why it might seem that way. Like any responsible voter, we evaluate each candidate and recommend the one who is best for the[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Vote No on Amendment 1
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel At the end of the ballot West Virginia voters will receive in a few short days, voters will find two proposed amendments to our State constitution. I write to discuss the proposed Amendment 1, dealing with the emotionally and politically charged issue of abortion. The[Read More…]
The Sunday News-Register endorses Joe Manchin for U.S. Senate
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register It seems sometimes as if partisanship reigns over principle in Washington, D.C. Questions about what is right or wrong for Americans are pushed aside in favor of what is best for Republicans and Democrats. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., doesn’t see that as his mission.[Read More…]
OPINION Coal production: A differing tale of two states
Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial It was an interesting tale of two states last week with regard to coal production in West Virginia and Virginia. In the Mountain State, officials confirmed that second quarter coal production gains in southern West Virginia had increased over a million short tons from the first quarter[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Journalism matters in your community
By JIM ZACHARY Deputy national editor of CNHI and editor of the Valdosta (Georgia) Daily Times. Beyond the noise of the Beltway and the daily vilification of national media outlets, are community newspapers serving cities, counties and regions throughout the U.S. Your local newspaper is far from being The Fake News. Your[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Journalism under attack when needed most
By SID SCHWARTZ Editor The Gazette, Janesville, Wis. When has the work of journalists been more important? Was it 50 years ago, when America’s inner cities were burning and the Pentagon was hiding the scope and nature of the war in Vietnam? Or 100 years ago, when the administration of President[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Your journalism has never been more important
By RUSTY CUNNINGHAM Editor, La Crosse Tribune Executive Editor, River Valley Media Group LA CROSSE, Wis. — “…Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” –Thomas Jefferson, third president[Read More…]
Endorsement: GOpac Endorses the following W.Va. Legislative candidates
Release from the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ GOpac, the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) has endorsed 64 candidates for legislative races in the upcoming West Virginia 2018 General Election on November 6,[Read More…]
A Christopher Columbus quiz
Daily Mail opinion Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Love him or hate him, there’s no denying Christopher Columbus was a significant figure in world history. His reputation may have taken a beating in recent years, but federal workers still get a paid day off work in his honor. Take the[Read More…]
