Editor’s Note: This op-ed article is distributed through the WVPA Sharing Network and is made available for use in print and online by WVPA members at the newspaper’s discretion. For more information or assistance with downloading, contact WVPA executive DirectorDon Smith at 304-342-1011, ext. 160. CHARLESTON — When Washington knows best,[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
WVU Student Report: VH1’s Save the Music supports musical education in West Virginia Schools
Editor’s Note: The Mountaineer News Service is produced by journalism students at West Virginia University. Students from the P.I. Reed School of Journalism report, write and produce multi-platform news and feature packages about newsworthy subjects in West Virginia. By Michelle Deehan, Brandon Hite and Laken Vita The Mountaineer News[Read More…]
West Virginia newspaper obituaries for Aug. 27
The West Virginia Press Association offers a listing of obituaries from its member newspapers around West Virginia: Bluefield Daily Telegraph – http://bdtonline.com/obituaries Elizabeth (Beth) Clare Kearns Aker, 51, of Princeton Robert Eugene ”Gene” Anderson, 59, of Spanishburg Marvin S. Harold, age 63, of LaVergne. Ruby Geraldine Neely, 68, of Princeton Jeffrey Clark[Read More…]
Aug. 23 sampling of West Virginia newspapers’ editorial comments:
Here is a look at some of the editorials offered by West Virginia newspapers: The Daily Athenaeum of Morgantown looks at the transportation system at WVU: …”One of the many downsides of college is how easy it is to simply skip a class, especially if attendance policies are lax or[Read More…]
Reader advice: Weston Democrat attracts readers with useful tips
Recently, I had the experience of buying a used car as my Jeep was having some problems that I anticipated could leave me walking. I began looking around at various car lots in the area not really knowing what I wanted and after talking to various salesmen in three states,[Read More…]
WVPA Shared Column: WVONGA Executive Director sees harmful risks in Obama policies
By Nicholas “Corky” DeMarco Executive Director, West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association CHARLESTON — Guiding Washington policy these days seems to be the philosophy of picking winners and losers, and it is an approach that is doing significant harm to West Virginia because of its effects on the state’s natural[Read More…]
The Charleston Gazette disgusted by charges in Mingo County
The Charleston Gazette offers a strong comment on the corruption charges in Mingo County: …”Sordid sagas like this have been replayed for decades in counties like Mingo, Logan, Lincoln, etc. A never-ending parade of courthouse politicos entered prison. Usually, scandals involve vote-stealing to keep the politicos in power. Some school[Read More…]
Editorial Comment: For Mercer County School Board, free meals is the right answer — The Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph applauds the Mercer County Board of Education’s decision to continue its free breakfast and lunch program: …”The Community Eligibility Option was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and provides universal meal service to children in high poverty areas. It serves[Read More…]
The Charleston Gazette editorial looks at abuses of criminal forfeiture laws
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal and state forfeiture laws are designed to seize the homes, cars, boats, jewelry, aircraft, bank accounts and other lucrative assets of big-time criminals like druglords and stock swindlers — ill-gotten gains from crime. The laws work. Last year, the U.S. Justice Department confiscated $4.2 billion, part[Read More…]
High-Speed Internet Access In West Virginia is Essential to Competing in a Global Economy
By Senator Jay Rockefeller In 1996, I met a 16-year-old high school sophomore named Jessica Lambert from McDowell County, West Virginia. She had been using a computer in her classroom to learn to speak Japanese through satellite classes offered by the University of Nebraska. She told me that without these[Read More…]
