CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The WVPA, through its WVPA Sharing program, provides member newspapers with news items, briefs and news releases of statewide interest. They are provided at no additional charge, are pasted into the email for easy cut-and-paste placement and are of statewide interest. The WVPA is sharing a political cartoon. We thank[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
WVPA Sharing: Thinking of MLK, W.Va., water and a thirst for justice:
Editor’s Note: This article and photo are provided by The Spirit of Jefferson and made available to all WVPA member newspapers through the WVPA Sharing Network. BY CHRISTINE SNYDER The Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – I hope the water crisis in and around Charleston is over by the time[Read More…]
Fifty years later, war on poverty needs new focus
An editorial from the Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As television shows and anniversaries will remind us through the coming months, 1964 was quite a momentous year. From landmark civil rights legislation to The Beatles landing in New York and the publication of Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique,” the events of[Read More…]
Could a water crisis happen here?
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Many local residents have wondered, after last week’s shocking water contamination crisis in Charleston, if something similar could happen here. Elkins Operations Manager Bob Pingley has an answer for us, though it may not be one we want to hear. “Yes, it[Read More…]
Wild, Wonderful & Wired: Broadband offers benefits across Mountain State
Editor’s Note: “Wild, Wonderful & Wired” is a collaboration of Mission West Virginia, Future Generations Graduate School and Frontier Communications. Wild, Wonderful & Wired — Provided through a collaboration of Mission West Virginia, Future Generations Graduate School and Frontier Communication CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Technology is changing the world. It has since the first manmade tools.Today, new[Read More…]
We must be proactive in helping troubled children
An editorial from the Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Whenever there is a mass shooting, there is inevitably a debate between the warring sides of more gun control versus Second Amendment rights. We’re not going to talk about that. That’s a sad situation our nation has fallen victim to[Read More…]
W.Va. legislators shouldn’t consider pot exports
An editorial from The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators have been in session for only a few days, but already, some weird, bad ideas are being suggested. One of them is that our state should establish a marijuana growing industry, with the product exported to[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Sen. Plymale offers thoughts on Senate Bill 330
By Sen. Robert H. Plymale Chair of the West Virginia Senate Education Committee CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In recent months, there has been much controversy regarding SB 330, which was passed during the 2011 Legislative Session. Much of the information being circulated in the media is inaccurate. I would like to take[Read More…]
W.Va. hit hard by Obamacare
An editorial from The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginians are going to pay more for health insurance under Obamacare than the president and his cronies insisted for years. That is virtually inevitable, as a report from the government itself shows. For Obamacare to work, about 40[Read More…]
Tobacco use among W.Va. teens still high
An editorial from the Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Fifty years after the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report that linked cigarette smoking to potential health problems, tobacco use continues to be a major health issue in West Virginia. According to statistics from the Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids, 18.6 percent of[Read More…]