From The Register-Herald of Beckley: Southern West Virginia said goodbye to the Boy Scouts of America Friday following nine days of adventure, learning, camping and more at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. We hope the Scouts, Scouting officials and volunteers from all over the United States — scores of whom had never[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
Editorial: $1 raise for corrections officers is an important first step
From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Men and women who choose to work as officers in our state’s correctional facilities perform a job few people are capable of doing well. “It has to be one of the most challenging jobs in all of West Virginia,” said Lawrence Messina, director of[Read More…]
Editorial: Putting toll booths on I-70 a bad idea
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Charging motorists tolls for using Interstate 70 through Ohio County, even if local drivers could be exempted, is a bad idea. As we reported last weekend, some local legislators worry state officials may consider charging tolls, perhaps to help cover the cost of a major[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘Roads to Prosperity’ infrastructure projects critical to W.Va.
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: There are a lot of moving components to Gov. Jim Justice’s much touted highway plan, including an upcoming bond referendum vote this October and the possibility of adding more toll roads in the future. But at the core of the governor’s “Roads to Prosperity” plan is[Read More…]
Editorial: Cutting fat out of tax incentives
From The Wheeling News-Register:Rarely do the politicians make major economic development announcements without having to concede that tax incentives were needed to make them happen. It happens frequently at both the local and state levels. But are taxpayers getting our money’s worth? Or are we just padding the profits of[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. is well-schooled in inefficiency
The Dominion Post of Morgantown: “There can be economy only where there is efficiency.” That remark by a 19th century British statesman goes to the heart of many problems. Despite some in the private sector’s penchant for wastefulness and disorganization, many claim government has a monopoly on inefficiency. Though it’s[Read More…]
Editorial: State cuts to smoking prevention office misguided
From The Herald Dispatch of Huntington: West Virginia has taken a big step backward in trying to combat one of the state’s leading health risks: smoking tobacco. When you consider the magnitude of the health issues caused by smoking and the number of people in the Mountain State who use[Read More…]
Editorial: Addiction – bureaucracy should seek more budget cuts
From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: With its budget zeroed out for 2017-18, and the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention likely to be reduced from an 8-person staff to one, there are folks — particularly in Charleston — pointing to the office as a prime example of the evils[Read More…]
In W.Va., many struggle to complete college degree
Over half of students still lack degrees after six years of college By SARAH HOFMANN The Herald Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Every college student has to jump through hoops to get accepted, but then another challenge arises: staying there. In West Virginia, 24.7 percent of students at public four-year institutions[Read More…]
Buffalo Trail expands experience
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEWELL, W.Va. — A canopy of oaks and poplars hover over the authentic, yet high-tech cabins dotting a mountaintop in western Mercer County. It’s a playground for tourists who want to commune with nature while getting an adrenaline rush on all-terrain vehicles, and a[Read More…]
