An editorial from The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — “You’ll shoot your eye out” may not be the biggest worry of parents whose children ask if they can have BB or pellet guns. Modern models often appear identical to “real” firearms and sometimes pack similar power. Law enforcement officials[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Act II begins for Theatre West Virginia
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Friday night brings the curtain up on the 54th season of Theatre West Virginia. To be sure, it’s an abbreviated season with just 17 performances of one of the dramas, but this is so much better than the alternative that appeared certain early[Read More…]
Take all weather emergency alerts seriously
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — In a weather emergency, every second counts. Think back to the derecho that devastated the state just two years ago. The powerful wind storm caused nearly 700,000 people in West Virginia to lose electricity, some who didn’t have power restored for[Read More…]
Damage, trash at memorials a sad act
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Respect seems as though it is harder and harder to come by, these days. The folks who care for the Stepping Stones of Honor Veterans Memorial at City Park are dealing with what may turn out to be a[Read More…]
Unmasking sexual predators
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Sexual predators are crafty in the extreme, and that is a special worry to parents trying to safeguard their children. Now, Ohioans have a new weapon in that fight. It is something West?Virginia officials should consider. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced[Read More…]
What next? Quit fixing roads?
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Like most states, West Virginia faces a dilemma caused by bitter partisan gridlock in Congress. Highway construction projects could be halted and workers laid off if Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill don’t shore up the federal Highway Trust Fund before[Read More…]
Drug courts racking up success stories
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Marion County Adult Drug Court has only been operating for a few months, but you can count Circuit Court Judge Michael Aloi as a believer. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reports that since 2011, more than 70 babies have[Read More…]
Extended hiring freeze prudent
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginians cannot afford for state finances to be handled the same way some people manage their money. You know the type: Toward the end of pay periods at their workplaces, they run short of cash. So they cut expenditures. But when[Read More…]
Don’t forget the value of jobs along Kanawha River
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Great Water Crisis of 2014 showed the importance of water people can trust to drink. Many people still do not trust the tap water six months later. But the event also pointed out how few options the state has[Read More…]
Moderation best in prescribing painkillers
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — According to various agencies that monitor such things, West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio have taken many positive steps to counteract the abuse of prescription drugs within their borders. All have a prescription drug monitoring program in place. All have laws against “doctor[Read More…]
