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…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
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…]
Editorial: There’s New Drug Concern – medical marijuana
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Just when we may have thought it was possible to spot a tiny ray of light in our area’s battle against opioid abuse, a dark cloud has appeared. Efforts to educate young people on the dangers of opioids, both those dispensed legally for pain relief[Read More…]
Editorial: Storm relief needed in our daily lives, too
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: As you read this, people are struggling across our country, trying to find their way forward. And we’re not talking only about our friends in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that dumped copious amounts of rain on southeastern Texas or the good people[Read More…]
Editorial: Waste of money if technology is not used
From The Inter-Mountain of Elkins: State government seems endlessly inventive in finding ways to waste huge sums of money on pie-in-the-sky technological ventures. Unfortunately, we West Virginians keep letting the folks in Charleston get away with it. About three years ago, state officials were talked into spending $150 million on[Read More…]
Editorial: Parkersburg’s future dependent on keeping, attracting young people
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Too often, elected officials and the citizens who put them in office are so focused on the challenges of the present (and past) that they lose sight of the opportunities that will propel them forward. During a Parkersburg Finance Committee meeting earlier this week, Councilman[Read More…]