Below are excerpts of a column called “Bill’s 2¢ worth” by Bill Fouch, editor of the Grant County Press: PETERSBURG, W.Va. — “The national Small Business Saturday is Nov. 30, and shoppers are asked to spend at least that one day shopping locally… … it’s the local businesses that sponsor[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Morgantown paper boosts Rotary Club’s fight against polio
The Dominion Post does more than just write about a local group’s initiative: “…this disease still haunts regions of the world in south Asia and west Africa. In October, members of more than 30 North American Rotary clubs, including clubs in Morgantown and Kingwood, traveled to Togo. Togo’s proximity to[Read More…]
Revitalizing neighborhoods a widespread challenge
An editorial in the Charleston Daily Mail supports an initiative to reinvigorate a section of the city: CHARLESTON, W.VA. — “THE West Side is the best side,” goes the old adage, boasted by generations of Charlestonians who grew up west of the Elk River. While it is still a significant[Read More…]
Wheeling paper urges lawmakers to ensure vehicle insurance rules are realistic
An editorial in The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register urges state lawmakers to reexamine the minimum requirements for vehicle insurance coverage: “…Reasonable people do not like the idea of pricing insurance out of the reach of low-income West Virginians, of course. But adequate insurance, like car payments and gasoline prices, needs[Read More…]
Exponent-Telegram shines light on JFK legacy
Exponent-Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The next time you drive to Charleston, remember that Interstate 79 would not be there if not for John F. Kennedy. The interstate highway system devised under President Eisenhower did not include any roads for West Virginia. Once in office, JFK, who was grateful to[Read More…]
“Why, that’s Jay Rockefeller! He’s running for governor”
Don’t miss this sweet column by Mary Wade Burnside, features editor of the Exponent-Telegram in Clarksburg, who has lived elsewhere but keeps finding herself back home. Some excerpts: “When I first returned to North Central West Virginia, I would marvel at the changes that had taken place. I could not[Read More…]
Wheeling papers call decision important for consumers
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court justices did the right thing for Mountain State residents in affirming the attorney general’s power to investigate potential abuses of consumers. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey should be vigorous in using that authority, when appropriate. In a unanimous decision, high court[Read More…]
Weirton Daily times urges its readers to join Great American Smokeout
WEIRTON, W.Va. — We’re going to throw some numbers out, so wrap your mind around these, if you can – an estimated 58.5 million of U.S. adults were smokers in 2012, and of those, 41.6 million smoked every day. We offered those statistics because Thursday is the 38th-annual Great American[Read More…]
Charleston Daily Mail column explores cracker job outlook
Business Editor Jared Hunt reports on the need for a skilled workforce if a cracker plant materializes in Wood County: “…Cleaning out the notebook following last week’s landmark announcement that Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht is making plans to build an ethylene cracker and three other polyethylene plants in Wood County: David[Read More…]
Times-West Virginian checks reader interest in political races
Politics in state could get interesting FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Come next fall, West Virginia may elect the first female senator ever to represent the Mountain State. We say that because the two major contenders are now U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, a Democrat…[Read More…]
