— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Herald-Dispatch has endorsed Nick Rahall for Congress 18 times over the past four decades. The newspaper also has endorsed Evan Jenkins several times in his campaigns for the state legislature. Now, the two are facing off in a high-stakes 3rd[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has two interesting races in its three congressional districts. The plain vanilla race for District 1 between two-term incumbent Republican David McKinley and Democrat State Auditor Glen Gainer is not one of them. Gainer has served as state auditor[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Imagine that you are the boss of a big organization. Let’s call it, hypothetically speaking, the 2nd Congressional District. You are tasked with hiring someone for an important job. The person now holding the job has done well. She is up[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia being vacated by the retirement of veteran Democrat Jay Rockefeller will be one of the most closely watched contests in the nation come Nov. 4. That’s because voters in West[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Voters in West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District will decide one of the most important and high-profile races in the Mountain State this Nov. 4. Veteran Democrat Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., is facing a strong challenge from Republican Evan Jenkins in a race[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Another issue before West Virginia voters this fall is the “Nonprofit Youth Organization Tax Exemption Support Amendment,” a change to the state Constitution that would help the Boy Scouts of America make the most of their fantastic Summit Bechtel Reserve in[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District stretches across the state from the Ohio River to the Eastern Panhandle. It includes the state’s capital city, Charleston, as well as several counties in our region: Upshur, Lewis, Randolph, Braxton and Gilmer. With such a[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Dominion Post is endorsing Rep. David McKinley in the 1st House District. McKinley wants to fulfill his promises and finish what he has started, including cutting spending, creating jobs and saving fossil fuels. He also decries the polarizing effect of the hyper-partisanship that exists[Read More…]

— *** Newspaper Endorsements 2014 ***— HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race this year will have an historic outcome no matter who wins. For the first time in the state’s 151 years, one of its Senate seats will be held by a woman – either Republican U.S. Rep.[Read More…]