None of our editorials about the Division of Highways (DOH) are ever personal. But the fact is the public takes potholes, roadwork, congestion and poorly designed intersections […]
Editorials
Not heaven for children: Rate of addicted babies casts shadow on tourism campaign
It was the best of states, it was the worst of states. Every state’s headlines are filled with peaks and valleys daily. But West Virginia’s almost unfailingly […]
Long-term PEIA fix will eventually require everyone ‘to get distracted by numbers’
“I don’t want you to get distracted by numbers.” That was the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) director’s advice to a PEIA task force this week. Of […]
Shifting from educational model to a virtual crisis control one in our schools is apparent
She said it would need to happen in years to come. We get the impression it needs to happen immediately. Our newspaper recently published an op-ed wherein […]
Death of former county commissioner Kennedy reminds us of what’s really important in life
Like everyone, he weathered his share of disappointments in life. But we rarely knew him to ever get discouraged. Yet, one day in March 2007, after an […]
Taking a knee on voting unpatriotic
Grassroots organizing needs to start at the ground level by registering eligible voters A lot of bad public officials get where they are because a lot of […]
Developments on opioid epidemic reason to think we’re at turning point
The phrase “cautiously optimistic” is one we rarely use, if at all. OK, maybe if you’re talking about spring arriving sometime this month we would. But on […]
We’re at a crossroads: Demand candidates on May 8 ballot do something
Roads, and walls, and the Division of Highways. Oh my! One of our readers’ comments emailed to us recently expressed our worst fear. That is, local roads […]
Regulators debut site with wealth of data about five major projects across state
It’s about time the state piped up on these projects. This week, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched an internet page on five natural gas pipelines […]
Californians not the only ones who oppose decision to roll back emission standards
“Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?” Few […]
