We have never held our tongue about road condtions.. Criticism of the state Division of Highways has run unabated for decades here. Some of our critics claim […]
Editorials
Need to reinforce system before we start to reform it
It may be more an issue of reinforcing the state’s public education system, rather than reforming it. No, that’s not necessarily a call for filling the hundreds […]
Let’s not end up on wrong side of ‘war on coal’
Many declared the so-called “war on coal” over more than two years ago. But despite efforts by the Trump administration to end its losses and reinforce the […]
This conduct also reflects poorly on us
It’s tempting to issue a disclaimer. That is, any resemblance to another living politician, is entirely coincidental and unintentional. But we won’t. And for the record, we […]
Council should state purposes for use of additional revenues
A couple of months ago we gave our city’s leaders some credit for not burying their heads in the sand. Today it looks like we should have […]
To its credit, MUB bridging troubled waters on pipeline
The Morgantown Utility Board has always had its critics, for better or worse. But by and large, our newspaper is rarely one of them. It’s not because […]
Not last word, but report represents thousands of voices
So, the Republican-led Legislature may not demand a return to Senate Bill 451. That won’t settle any of the arguments, though. Nearly three months later, the debate […]
We can’t just take our time to repair, maintain the roads
Roundabouts, Emergency Road Assessments and W.Va. 26 paving, oh my. Much like driving, time seems to pass at different speeds on different roads. No, not just the […]
State right to force vendors to supply their tax bills, too
The nature of government usually precludes it from righting wrongs in real time. Being deliberative, democratic and diligent results in time passing slowly, instead. That’s why we […]
Targets keep moving, but we can’t miss
We were tempted to just stick to our guns about guns. In light of a legislative audit last week that reported our state government doesn’t know how […]