From the Intelligencer of Wheeling: It seems likely a public school improvement bill approved by the West Virginia House of Delegates Wednesday will become law. Both state Senate President Mitch Carmichael and Gov. Jim Justice have said they agree with the measure. With enactment will come a variety of significant[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Editorial: Renewable energy is not ready for primetime
From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: A verbal misstep by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice last week was the perfect illustration of why President Donald Trump is right to be calling retreat in the war on coal launched by his predecessor. It was announced that the Trump administration is implementing[Read More…]
Editorial: Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund important for W.Va., Ohio
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: No federal program protecting natural areas and assisting local and state recreation projects has had the reach and the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Thousands of individual initiatives– some probably affecting you and your family directly — have been assisted by the[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘West Virginia Invests’ program provides promise, hope
From The Journal of Martinsburg, W.Va.: On a recent visit to the Eastern Panhandle, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee remarked on the jobs situation in the state. There’s over 20,000 jobs in this state that we do not have skilled workers for. We don’t have a jobs problem,[Read More…]
Editorial: ACF acquisition is but one step in revitalizing neighborhood in Huntington, W.Va.
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Huntington’s Highlawn neighborhood could look different in the next five to 10 years. A lot different. The Huntington Municipal Development Authority agreed last week to purchase the 42-acre ACF Industries complex for $3.12 million. The property, located along the north and south sides of 3rd[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: WV Senate intent on breaking school employees
Charleston Gazette-Mail It’s clear now the Student Success Act, and its predecessor in the regular legislative session, were never about students at all. Not exactly an earth-shattering revelation, but even we’re a little shocked at how far West Virginia’s upper chamber has gone to punish public school teachers and service[Read More…]
Opinion: Thanking W.Va. law enforcement for combatting the drug epidemic
By Bridget Lambert President, West Virginia Retailers Association West Virginians know that the drug epidemic facing our state is a complex problem to solve. It can be all too easy to think that these challenges are insurmountable, especially when those making a real difference are not always front-and-center. The scourge[Read More…]
Editorial: Hatfield-McCoy Trail represents seven years of tourism growth in Mercer County, W.Va.
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: The region’s ATV tourism engine is roaring. In 2018, the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system set a new record by selling 50,031 permits. And 80 percent of those permits that were sold were purchased by non-West Virginia residents. Now the trail system looks to be on track to sell 55,000 annual permits[Read More…]
Editorial: Helping grandparents essential in combating West Virginia’s opioid crisis
From The Exponent Telegram Some jarring statistics from 2017 bear heavily on the future of our state. The ramifications could last for another generation. The Anne E. Casey Kids Count Data Center reports that almost 10 percent of the children in West Virginia did not live with a parent in[Read More…]
Editorial: Battling drug abuse in West Virginia is daunting task
From The Wheeling News-Register: Deaths from drug overdoses tend to be the headlines regarding the scourge of substance abuse that continues to sweep West Virginia, Ohio and many other states. But the damage goes much deeper, as was pointed out last week during a meeting of the Brooke County Faith[Read More…]