By Mac WarnerWest Virginia Secretary of State West Virginia’s Primary Election is well underway; 143,910 voters (12% of all registered voters) have already cast absentee ballots, and Early Voting started May 27. Not since 1863 when West Virginia voted to separate from Virginia have we experienced such a unique election. Two factors[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Opinion: Absentee voting by mail is secure and safe as Pendleton County Clerk proves
Release from Natalie Tennant Campaign: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State candidate Natalie Tennant praised Pendleton County Clerk Elise White and her staff for their actions to stop the alleged manipulation of absentee voting request forms by a rural mail carrier. Thomas Cooper, a Republican, is accused of altering eight[Read More…]
WV Public Service Commission: Railroad Safety
By Charlotte R. Lane, chairman Public Service Commission of West Virginia The Public Service Commission is responsible for administering and enforcing federal and state railroad safety regulations. Trains are a vital component of our transportation system and our economy, carrying people, goods and materials across the country every day. This[Read More…]
Opinion: PSC in the fight against the coronavirus
By Charlotte R. Lane, chairman Public Service Commission of West Virginia The Public Service Commission of West Virginia takes its role during the COVID-19 pandemic very seriously and has taken many steps to keep our citizens and our employees safe. The Commission acted early, urging all utility companies operating in[Read More…]
Campaign Opinion: W.Va. Gubernatorial Candidate Woody Thrasher – ‘Hero Pay’ bait and switch a typical Justice tactic
By Woody Thrasher Candidate for Governor Gov. Jim Justice needlessly created confusion and a no-win situation for county commissioners when he granted $100,000 to each of our 55 counties to reward public employees who are responding to the coronavirus emergency. He called it “hero pay.” He was wrong. Justice continually[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Opinion – Innovating how we stay connected
By Jane Marks AARP West Virginia State President AARP recognizes the on-going Covid-19 pandemic is a challenging time for all as we try to adjust, distance, cope with loss of employment, ill family members, and so much more. We know that our older adults are our most vulnerable. The recommendations[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Candidate Bill Schwartz offers opinion on Supreme Court and West Virginia
By Bill Schwartz Candidate for W.Va. Supreme Court In 2018 our Supreme Court and our state faced a real constitutional crisis. $32,000 couches and over 3-million-dollar office renovations for justices outraged taxpayers – and I was one of them. As an award-winning lawyer with over 30 years’ experience in West[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Opinion – Being proactive on COVID-19
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Gov. Jim Justice had an ironclad answer Friday, in the form of a question, to those who wonder why he closed public schools in West Virginia despite the absence then of a single confirmed case of COVID-19 in our state: “How would you answer the[Read More…]
Opinion: Deal with Coronavirus; Keep calm, don’t panic, wash your hands and trust God
By Andy Kniceley Publisher of W.Va. News The world, our nation and eventually our state must address the pandemic known as coronavirus or COVID-19. It has caused extreme disruption in terms of our normal routines, travel, school, events, work, hoarding of hand sanitizer, toilet paper and cleaning supplies. It threatens[Read More…]
Opinion: W.Va. Delegate Hill on federal Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Dear editors, W.Va. Delegate Jordan Hill, R-Nicholas Chairman of the W.Va. House of Delegate’s Committee on Health and Human Resources West Virginia has borne the brunt of rising prescription drug prices. As a working-class state, many of our neighbors can’t afford their needed medications after the pharmaceutical industry has hiked[Read More…]