Some West Virginians may not think about it much, but hundreds of thousands of us “play” the stock market indirectly. Billions of dollars in our retirement funds are invested in shares of companies whose stocks are traded on the various exchanges. That makes the tariff battle between the United States and China[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Editorial: New W.Va. mine could have far-reaching effects
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: When people talk about economically distressed areas in southern West Virginia, they usually focus on McDowell County. Nearly forgotten has been its neighbor to the north. Wyoming County has not been hit nearly as hard as McDowell County as the coal industry has contracted and[Read More…]
Editorial: Historic Stone Span Is Worth Preserving
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Try this, for fun: Go to an engineer and ask her or him to design a highway bridge that will last a century. Be prepared to get laughed out of the office. It can be done. We in Wheeling are fortunate to have two such[Read More…]
Editorial: Solving plastics pollution won’t be easy, but needs to happen
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: A new agreement signed by 187 countries — although not the United States — will impact how countries can discard plastic waste. But it remains uncertain what impact the new accord will have on the ever-growing use of plastic. CNN reported Saturday that plastic[Read More…]
Editorial: Looking at honesty among W.Va. magistrates
From The Wheeling News-Register: Late last month, former Ohio County Magistrate Harry Radcliffe pleaded guilty in federal court to a single charge involving a tax conspiracy. His attorney said the case was about failure to report some income on his tax return. Other charges against Radcliffe, including one of soliciting[Read More…]
Editorial: Schedule shows what we already know about W.Va. Governor Justice
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: Through dogged and commendable persistence, the Associated Press last week obtained copies of activity schedules for Gov. Jim Justice. Going over seven months of scheduling, the AP reported the records show the governor “almost never meets with his Cabinet, is rarely at the Capitol and was[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey deserves credit for pain pill settlement
It is a measure of the ultra-politicized times in which we live that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is being criticized by some for his handling of a lawsuit settlement for a whopping $37 million. Could the state have collected more from drug distributor the McKesson Corp.? Maybe. Maybe[Read More…]
Editorial: Will Manchin enter W.Va. gubernational race?
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Will he or won’t he? It is one of the biggest questions swirling around West Virginia politics at the moment. Joe Manchin, a Democrat who was just re-elected to a second term in the U.S. Senate last year, has been openly talking in recent weeks about[Read More…]
Editorial: Government derelict in aiding people hurt by disasters
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Even in these increasingly partisan times, it wasn’t so long ago that Republicans and Democrats could at least agree on matters that involved relief funding for areas hit hard by disasters. But even that has become a slog in the past few years. That’s illustrated[Read More…]
Opinion: Educators want flexibility. They should be looking at chartering.
By Nelson Smith The words “flexible” or “flexibility” appear 30 times in the 32-page report “West Virginia’s Voice” which summarizes the state’s recent education-policy forums. School leaders and district administrators feel hamstrung by a multitude of restrictions on how they spend the money Charleston sends. A principal may be getting funding[Read More…]
