Opinion

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

Into the Issues: Does your newspaper have a slogan?

By Al Cross Director, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues                   Does your newspaper have a motto? Or a slogan? Do you know the difference? Mottoes, slogans and marketing pitches were common in the days when most big newspapers had competition, as they tried to give themselves a distinguishing character.[Read More…]

Opinion: Why the secrecy on school plan?

The Weirton Daily Times Let us hope Gov. Jim Justice takes a good look, on the public’s behalf, at a proposed plan for how West Virginia schools will be managed in the future. We’ll all have to rely on Justice because, apparently, we’re not allowed to see the plan. State[Read More…]

Editorial: Film Office not a big loss for West Virginia

From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel:  Former bureaucrats and their bitter lobbyist hangers-on appear to be trying to raise a fuss to distract from the fact their responsibilities have been absorbed quite handily by another government office. They picked the wrong target. When the West Virginia Legislature made it clear[Read More…]

Editorial: It all comes down to jobs and people

From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: Over the past few years, much has been debated about the state’s tax structure and legal system serving as impediments to economic growth. Toss in over-regulation on the state and federal level, and many feel the deck is stacked against the Mountain State. Opponents[Read More…]

Doddridge case called a boost for surface owners in Marcellus gas region

By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston Gazette-Mail Two Doddridge County residents have won a court ruling and a jury verdict that advocates for surface owners’ rights say provide a boost in the ongoing struggle over the impacts of the Marcellus Shale gas-drilling boom in northern West Virginia. Last week, a circuit[Read More…]

Opinion: Celebrate sobriety during National Recovery Month

From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: By Tammi Lewis Valley Health Systems September is Recovery Month, when we celebrate those who have stopped using drugs and alcohol, gotten sober and achieved the gift of recovery. There is no cure for addiction. Recovery from substance use disorders is a process that takes time;[Read More…]

Opinion: We are at risk of losing an entire generation to drugs

By Samantha Perry Editor, The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Is a society defined by how it lives, or how it dies? Are the good deeds of hard-working people who conquered a hill-heavy, geographically treacherous terrain overshadowed by those who now choose to meet their maker via a needle in the arm[Read More…]

Editorial: Coal production has more positive signs as coal show nears

From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph With the biennial Bluefield Coal Show now only two days away, anticipation is building for this all-important gathering of coal professionals from across the nation. And much of this interest can be attributed to a welcomed increase in coal production. According to statistics provided by the[Read More…]

Editorial: A word, not a sentence

From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: If you’re looking for a new mantra, this one recently came to mind: Cancer is a word, not a sentence. Its author is unknown, but what it implies is common knowledge. Though cancer is two dread syllables, it need not be the downside of[Read More…]

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