An editorial from the Mineral Daily News-Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — The Potomac Highlands Airport Authority continues to amaze us with their stand on which state law should prevail in their meetings. Not only are they trying to “choose” which state law they follow, but tonight they are scheduled to talk[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Initiative to wean folks from ER care a good step
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Federal appellate court rulings this week may have clouded the long and problematic rollout of the Affordable Care Act, but in West Virginia officials are moving forward with a program to wean folks away from the emergency room as a first-choice health[Read More…]
Sen. Manchin opposes his daughter’s action
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Sen. Joe Manchin says he would support law changes to prevent unpatriotic “inversions” — such as his daughter’s decision to shift Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ national identity to Holland to duck U.S. taxes. “I think, basically, inversion should be absolutely repealed,”[Read More…]
Editorial: Teacher turnover not always bad for schools
From the Daily Mail of Charleston, W.Va.: Teacher turnover in the public school system costs the state of West Virginia between $5 million and $10.6 million per year, according to report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. Nationwide, about 13 percent of teachers either move to another state or leave[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘Armed society’ not particularly safe
From the Charleston Gazette: In Texas last week, an enraged ex-husband went to his sister-in-law’s home, tied up parents and five children, forced them to lie face-down, and shot all seven in the back of the head. Six died and a teen daughter survived. In gun-polluted America, pistols are easily[Read More…]
Editorial: Ormet Power Rates Critical
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling, W.Va.: Half the equation the Ormet Corp.’s new owner needs to solve to get the Hannibal aluminum plant back in operation appears to be in place. Aluminum prices are on the upswing. Taking care of the other half of the problem – electric bills –[Read More…]
Editorial: The state’s health insurance plan shouldn’t be a rip off
The Daily Mail of Charleston, W.Va.: Officials at West Virginia University complained last week that the health insurance plan for state employees charges the college too much. WVU employees pay $54 million a year in premiums to the Public Employees Insurance Agency — but receive only $30 million in benefits[Read More…]
Editorial: Juvenile Justice
States trying alternatives that prioritize rehabilitation BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia nearly doubled the rate it sent youths to juvenile facilities from 1997 to 2011, in contrast to declining rates of youthful incarceration elsewhere in the United States. In fact, West Virginia had higher rates than the other three states[Read More…]
Reality is gun violence seems to be on the rise
An editorial from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Daily reports of gun violence in other parts of the country seem so far away for most in the Mid-Ohio Valley. When it hits here at home, the surprise felt by residents such as Parkersburg’s Nacodie Barrows is only[Read More…]
Wind farm gets license to kill
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It is illegal to kill certain endangered animals, including golden eagles. If you get caught doing so, even accidentally, the federal government will punish you with stiff fines. That is, unless you are the Shiloh IV Wind Project LLC in California. If[Read More…]
