An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The computer data breaches with retailers such as Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels have gotten plenty of headlines. But our private information is vulnerable in many places beyond the checkout line. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 619 data breaches for 2013,[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
UC keeps nursing commitment to Beckley area
An editorial from the Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The new nursing program to be instituted at the University of Charleston-Beckley is the fulfillment of both a promise and a regional need. When Mountain State University shut down, so did its nursing program. When the University of Charleston took over, they[Read More…]
W.Va. agriculture audit harvests bad government
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most say we just reaped what we sowed in the state Department of Agriculture. They won’t get an argument from us on that assessment. Electing the same commissioner of agriculture, or any public official, for 44 years — 11 terms —[Read More…]
Why not let nurses help improve W.Va. health care?
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As West Virginia continues to struggle to find enough medical professionals, especially in rural areas, we have to wonder about the hesitancy to give advanced-practice registered nurses, or APRNs, more ability to provide care. Two bills, Senate Bill 212 and House[Read More…]
After pill ring bust, watch out for heroin
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Local and federal law enforcement agencies pulled off quite a coup this week, breaking up a major prescription pill distribution ring. They deserve high praise. But they are well aware of the potential for their efforts to result in a very,[Read More…]
Why not invest in tomorrow?
Advancing bill to save fraction of oil, gas revenue in W.Va.’s best interest An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some are having a hard time making heads or tails out of Senate Bill 461. After all, when did government actually start wanting to save money? It spends[Read More…]
Raleigh County rejection of school bond disturbing
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — What’s next? With Saturday’s defeat of a $39.5 million bond call, that is the question Raleigh County Board of Education members will try to sort out when they meet for an as yet unscheduled work session. There are several things about the[Read More…]
Suicide should not be a veteran’s legacy
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Every year, thousands of American servicemen and women are sent to serve in dangerous corners of the world. Some of these servicemembers have served multiple tours. This is a time of extreme anxiety for both the service members and[Read More…]
Nurse training critical to prosecuting rape cases
An editorial from the Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — About 20 percent of women say they have been raped sometime in their lives, according to a survey by the Center for Disease Control, almost 40 percent by someone they knew. But for a variety of reasons — from fear to shame[Read More…]
Multiple factors reduce WVU basketball attendance
A column by Bob Hertzel for The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It is, perhaps, time to have a frank conversation about West Virginia’s conversion from an East Coast team to a Midwestern or even southwestern entity on the American sports scene. To date, it isn’t working — on the[Read More…]