An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An old system of determining wages for workers on government projects is in the news again, as repeal of West Virginia’s prevailing wage laws moves from the Government Organization Committee to the full Senate. Under current law, workers are paid at[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Stop subsidies for dog racing
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Greyhound breeders and racetracks in West Virginia may not like it, but the results of a study commissioned by the state Senate Finance Committee last year make clear the state should stop shoring up this disintegrating enterprise. Wheeling Island Hotel, Casino and[Read More…]
Ending straight-ticket voting shows lack of trust
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — There are a great deal of bills that are being moved through committees in Charleston and that are being approved on the floors of the state Senate or the House of Delegates that deserve a lot of discussion. There are[Read More…]
There has to be a better way to choose teachers
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The teacher candidates gathered in a room at the Kanawha County Board of Education offices to learn their fate. As described in a Monday Gazette article by Ryan Quinn, the six waited to learn which one would be chosen. This is[Read More…]
W.Va. state crime lab backlog delaying justice
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It all looks so easy on “NCIS.” The evidence is collected, the scientists analyze it and the case is all wrapped up and the bad guys locked away, all in one hour. “NCIS” was the most-watched television series in the 2012-13 season[Read More…]
Back to basics on government
An editorial by The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A proposed amendment to an education bill in the West Virginia House of Delegates is not likely to go anywhere, except away. It ought to be shelved – but the frustration behind it should not be ignored. Too many high school graduates,[Read More…]
‘At the Capitol’ looks at dog racing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Week three of the 2015 legislative session was highlighted by the release of a study commissioned by the House and Senate Finance Committees that found that the state’s greyhound racing industry is almost entirely subsidized by the state. “Even if the return were close to neutral, we suggest that[Read More…]
Keeping W.Va. law equitable
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Most West Virginians do not worry much about “joint and several liability.” It is part of the jargon of lawyers and judges that, to the layman, can seem impenetrable. But think of the idea this way: Assume the water pipes in your[Read More…]
More obstacles won’t ensure pipeline safety
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — National Transportation Safety Board accident investigators made a bit of a splash this week when they said three natural gas pipeline accidents, including one in West Virginia, demonstrated systemic weaknesses in the way providers maintain their pipelines. The report was[Read More…]
WVU student happy to party with the president
A column by Molly Robinson of The Daily Athenaeum staff MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This weekend I celebrated my birthday at a bar. I invited all my best friends, a surprising amount of which actually showed up, and didn’t have to pay a penny for my drinks, my cover or anything else[Read More…]
