An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Should the people of the Kanawha Valley settle for a second-rate cleanup of the site where a coal-washing chemical was spilled into the water supply because Freedom Industries is too poor to do a first-rate job? That appears to be the[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Innovate to improve the state
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Is West Virginia a place to innovate? Can people in the Mountain State with great ideas for new products and services thrive in our state’s legal and cultural climate? Are entrepreneurs — people who work to create their own jobs[Read More…]
Progress, not miracles, desired
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Rome was not built in a day, it has been said. West Virginia will not be rebuilt in one legislative session. Republicans who will serve in the Legislature next year selected their leaders during caucuses last weekend. State Sen. William Cole, R-Mercer,[Read More…]
W.Va. residents need more freedom over finances
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Most West Virginians likely had a sense already that their own personal economies were not as flexible as those of folks living in other states. But a recent report confirms, West Virginia ranks 45th among states when it comes to[Read More…]
W.Va. legislative power swings south
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After November’s historic election, which saw Republicans sweep to power in the state Legislature for the first time in 80 years, changes are to be expected. Those changes began over the weekend, as the two respective parties chose their “candidates” for[Read More…]
Charleston seeks to prevent another Ferguson
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cities across the nation have watched events this fall in Ferguson, Mo., and asked, “How can we prevent that from happening here?” That question prompted Pastor Wayne Crozier of Abundant Life Ministries to invite Charleston Chief of Police Brent Webster[Read More…]
West Virginia needs comprehensive school reform
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are right to be viewing public education reform as a key priority for their upcoming regular session. But merely tackling what in our state has become a politically incorrect issue – federal Common Core standards – is not[Read More…]
Taking quarrel in Blankenship case to a higher level
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Henry David Thoreau was asked on his deathbed whether he had made his peace with God. He responded, “I never quarelled with my God.” Some equate judges with the nearest thing to God on Earth. As a rule, we rarely dispute the decisions[Read More…]
Greyhound racing subsidies should get critical eye
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state backing of the dog racing industry could get a second look during this year’s legislative session. It’s high time. Dogs and horses used to be the only action at West Virginia’s racetracks. In the 1990s, the state[Read More…]
The gag order in the Blankenship case goes too far
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When 29 men died underground at the Upper Big Branch mine in 2010, the state of West Virginia watched and grieved. People were saddened and outraged. They wanted to know what happened and why. With the indictment of former Massey[Read More…]