Opinion

The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.

Teens’ tragic deaths resulted in a positive resolve

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINTON, W.Va. — Nine years ago today, shock reverberated across the Tri-State as residents awoke to learn that four teenagers — two from Huntington, one from Barboursville and one from South Point, Ohio — had been gunned down overnight. Two of them had attended a[Read More…]

W.Va. roads need governor’s immediate attention

An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — There are stretches of major highways in West Virginia where one can drive for half an hour without encountering pothole-free pavement. There are bridges in our state, including some in our area, that have been on borrowed time for years. Any questions[Read More…]

DNR correct in cracking down on exotic species

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Most people would consider housing a lion, tiger or wolf in their backyard to be a poor choice, one that comes with not just potential legal liability, but the real possibility of being mauled or eaten. Apparently, in this day and age, quite[Read More…]

Approve Stopgap Road Funding Bill

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — No one in Congress wants to take the blame for higher gasoline taxes just weeks before a major election. That probably explains delays in addressing long-term problems with the Highway Trust Fund. But unless something is done to provide an infusion[Read More…]

Marshall’s focus on retention is good strategy

An editorial from The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Colleges and universities across the nation are faced with declining enrollments — a challenge that has implications for the institutions themselves but also for their respective states and the nation as a whole. As fewer students pursue higher education, those institutions[Read More…]

Misguided protest for state funding

An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A group called Our Children, Our Future is planning a protest in Charleston Tuesday, where it hopes to capitalize on the special legislative session, expected to begin today, in order to shame legislators and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin into restoring[Read More…]

America spends mightily on prison poverty trap

An editorial from The Charleston Gazette  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Statistically, the United States is the most criminal country. A new report from the National Research Council says: “From 1973 to 2009, the state and federal prison populations … rose steadily from about 200,000 to 1.5 million. … Another 700,000 are held[Read More…]

Concerns about expanded summer practices

An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — In April, when the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s members gave their approval to expanding summer practices for sports programs, many concerns were raised. For now, the state Board of Education is listening. The board tabled the idea, sending it[Read More…]

Noah?

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With the primary election now out of the way, the decisions made and the candidates whittled down in number, it’s time to focus on the really important issues that confront us. Yes, we’d like to talk baby names. Back the way it used[Read More…]

Remember sacrifices of law enforcement each day

An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Of the 20,267 names included on the National Law Enforcement Memorial, 175 belong to those killed in the line of duty in West Virginia. That’s 175 men and women who have sacrificed their lives in order to keep the rest of us[Read More…]

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