New report underlines student questions about cost of a WVU education An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You could draw some parallels to student loans and a keg party. After all, the effect of both is immediate, and you get this high that money can buy …[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Parkersburg stadium fiasco moves in right direction
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education took a step in the right direction Tuesday by voting 5-0 to pay 90 percent of the $455,000 outstanding bill owed to the construction company Grae-Con for its work on the Stadium Field[Read More…]
Cutting-edge procedure at Mon General saving lives
An editorial from the Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — “I used to think I wouldn’t live to be 50. Well, I made it to 50 and then some,” Pearl Walls said. Walls is likely alive today and able to tell her story to the Times West Virginian because of[Read More…]
Bill to bar public access to gun permits off target
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some state legislators want to conceal who’s carrying a concealed weapon. House Bill 4310 would make information on concealed-carry permits and applications exempt from Freedom of Information Act inquiries. This information would become strictly confidential except for law enforcement purposes. At[Read More…]
Yes, extend W.Va. driver’s license renewal period
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Legislation passed by the West Virginia Senate on Monday combines more convenience for the state’s residents and money savings for state government. Those are both pluses that make Senate Bill 431 worthy of passage by the state’s House of Delegates. The measure[Read More…]
Satisfying lobbyists isn’t protecting rights
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers are flirting with an idea that will make government more opaque, more secret – and take away at least one piece of the public’s right to know. House Bill 4310 is summarized as “making gun permits[Read More…]
State Delegates must weigh NRA wishes against public’s right to know
Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates could vote today in Charleston on a measure — House Bill 4310 — that would keep secret from disclosure any application for or renewal of a permit to carry a concealed weapon in public.The cleverly written, National Rifle Association bill, which hides[Read More…]
W.Va. chemical spill legislation might not float
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Elk River chemical spill is not water under the bridge, yet. But, a host of events last week might incline some to think it’s seemingly over and done with. The Legislature’s regular session ends in 11 days. The primary legislation[Read More…]
W.Va. teachers, state workers deserve pay raises
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s well established that state lawmakers will be hard pressed to balance the budget without dipping into the rainy day fund. That’s especially true after House members came out strongly last week against tax increases. But that doesn’t lessen the importance[Read More…]
W.Va. agriculture loans story overshadowed
A column by Phil Kabler of the Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Between contaminated water and the ongoing legislative session, the legislative audit revealing financial mismanagement and probable fraudulent activity in the Department of Agriculture under former commissioner Gus Douglass probably didn’t get the sort of media coverage it warranted.[Read More…]
