Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. A few years ago, I met a longtime source at a local coffee shop in Los Angeles. He said he needed to break some[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Fighting secrecy in government
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. ELKINS, W.Va. — Secrecy in government is one of the evils that newspapers have always fought against. Secrecy makes problems[Read More…]
Sunshine Week more than press issue; Americans have right to know
Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. An editorial from the Times-West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — “Open government is good government” is the theme for Sunshine Week, which runs today through Saturday.[Read More…]
The Greenbrier a sparkling gem to be nurtured
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the off-season, The Greenbrier resort was certainly in the news last week. Despite the unwelcome return of winter to southern West Virginia, the spotlight was particularly warm and bright on the resort and its owner, Jim Justice. On Friday we reported[Read More…]
How to use FOIA laws to find stories, deepen sourcing
Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Freedom of information laws are invaluable resources to reporters covering any beat. The laws provide access to a wide range of government documents, from budgets[Read More…]
Celebrate a century of sunlight
Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. It was, perhaps, no coincidence that a century of “sunlight” was born during the winter holidays, when celebrants burn Yule logs, place stars atop trees[Read More…]
The answer is pi
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the calendar lull between the celebratory dates of Fat Tuesday and St. Patrick’s Day is a date now gaining in popularity: Pi Day. March 14, aka 3.14, represents the shortened number for pi — 3.14159 — the ratio of[Read More…]
West Virginia must do better on tobacco use
An editorial from the Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Nationwide, one out of five adults would respond “yes” to the question of whether or not they smoked cigarettes. According to a Gallup poll released this week, one out of every three West Virginians would respond “yes” to that question.[Read More…]
Daily Mail picture project frames memories
A column by Charleston Daily Mail staff writer Ashley B. Craig CHARLESTON, W.Va. — I like to make up stories about strangers. In my profession that’s a big no-no, but it’s a habit you pick up people-watching. Making up names and stories has become a good pastime while waiting here[Read More…]
Sunshine Week Cartoon for open government
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