Opinion

The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.

Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Vote No on Amendment 1

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel At the end of the ballot West Virginia voters will receive in a few short days, voters will find two proposed amendments to our State constitution. I write to discuss the proposed Amendment 1, dealing with the emotionally and politically charged issue of abortion. The[Read More…]

The Sunday News-Register endorses Joe Manchin for U.S. Senate

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register It seems sometimes as if partisanship reigns over principle in Washington, D.C. Questions about what is right or wrong for Americans are pushed aside in favor of what is best for Republicans and Democrats. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., doesn’t see that as his mission.[Read More…]

OPINION Coal production: A differing tale of two states

Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial It was an interesting tale of two states last week with regard to coal production in West Virginia and Virginia. In the Mountain State, officials confirmed that second quarter coal production gains in southern West Virginia had increased over a million short tons from the first quarter[Read More…]

National Newspaper Week: Journalism matters in your community

By JIM ZACHARY Deputy national editor of CNHI and editor of the Valdosta (Georgia) Daily Times. Beyond the noise of the Beltway and the daily vilification of national media outlets, are community newspapers serving cities, counties and regions throughout the U.S. Your local newspaper is far from being The Fake News.  Your[Read More…]

National Newspaper Week: Journalism under attack when needed most

By SID SCHWARTZ Editor The Gazette, Janesville, Wis. When has the work of journalists been more important? Was it 50 years ago, when America’s inner cities were burning and the Pentagon was hiding the scope and nature of the war in Vietnam? Or 100 years ago, when the administration of President[Read More…]

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