An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To hear the rhetoric of some of West Virginia’s Democratic leaders, you’d think the state’s Republicans are out to harm working families, eradicate rights in the workplace and make it harder to make a living in West Virginia. But wait; isn’t[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Coal declines no matter who is in the White House
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Politicians in West Virginia and Kentucky shout themselves hoarse claiming that the Obama administration’s enforcement of pollution laws is a “war on coal.” But here’s an irony: Mine jobs in the Central Appalachian Basin fell more under presidents Ronald Reagan, George[Read More…]
Spill safety law update must be monitored
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been well-documented that laws made in the heat of the moment aren’t always good laws. It’s natural when people are affected by a situation that they want spontaneous action. But that often leads to overreach and potentially harmful regulation. That’s[Read More…]
Serious questions remain about Appalachian effort
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was among the group of lawmakers who signed on to introduce a bill that would reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Commission for another five years. West Virginia is the only state to lie entirely within[Read More…]
State leaders have rough roads to hoe — literally
A column by Matt Harvey, assistant managing editor of The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Our state’s pothole problem isn’t a breaking story. In fact, it’s lingered, festered, mushroomed — pick a descriptive word — until it’s really just yesterday’s news. But it’s reached a point where lack of action could[Read More…]
Hoops great Hundley left us with tales, laughs
A column by Chuck McGill, sports editor of the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This was supposed to be a somber call, one of those inevitable and unenviable duties of a sportswriter. The phone rang, Nemo Nearman picked up, and we began talking about the passing of Rod Hundley,[Read More…]
Presidential politics, on a Mountain State stage?
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The last time there was a presidential debate in West Virginia, it was during the 1960 Democratic primary battle between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. Topics included Cuban sugar quotas, anti-segregation sit-ins in the south, and whether “Red China” should be[Read More…]
Can West Virginia upset No. 1 team in the country?
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Tonight’s the night. It’s the type of night that doesn’t come up very often for West Virginia University — maybe once every 10 or 20 years. Or maybe even more. WVU last won a national postseason tournament in 1941 — 74[Read More…]
Bring tourist cash to West Virginia
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — With gasoline prices lower and many Americans thinking about road trips, now is the time to attract tourists to West Virginia, right? Not with budgets the state Tourism Commission has had for the past few years. Officials there had to cut[Read More…]
Capito right about attorney general nominee
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Given President Barack Obama’s propensity for taking the law into his own hands, it would be nice for the attorney general to remind him of limits to that in the Constitution. Eric Holder, the incumbent attorney general, does not seem to[Read More…]