The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
West Virginia’s Cultural Heritage Should Be Defended, Not Defunded DOGE’s proposed humanities cuts imperil the Mountain State’s cultural economy By Eric Waggoner The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online? Deleted from the internet. The West Virginia Folklife Program’s preservation of our unique traditions and culture? Gone. Hundreds…
By Jaimie Cavanaugh, attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation In a recent column, state Delegate Scot Heckert argues that West Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) program is needed to protect health care services in rural communities. Unfortunately, his defense ignores clear evidence that these outdated laws reduce access…
By Delegate Scot C. Heckert, R-Wood Governor Morrisey has launched a campaign to ensure West Virginia is on equal footing with our surrounding states when it comes to state regulation. The goal is to support economic development and remove unnecessary regulations. Everyone supports that effort,…
I took exception to the way former Gov. Jim Justice handled many issues, but I admired the way he was smart enough to recognize what he didn’t know and turn to the experts with the knowledge to guide him. During the COVID pandemic he turned…
West Virginia has good law enforcement officers. We need more of them. Their pursuit of justice and peace serves the most vulnerable members of our community, forming an indispensable part of our shared project: that our people of West Virginia might flourish as the happiest…
The $5 million grant awarded to the College of St. Joseph the Worker has sparked concern about subverting the legal process required by the Water Development Authority. While three cabinet secretaries’ signatures were required on the grant application, one, Sec. Mitch Carmichael was not…
By Diana Cromley, president of WVACo, the WV Association of Counties I’m a West Virginia County Clerk, the County Clerk from Mason County, to be exact. For 31 years, I along with my staff have coordinated the free and fair elections in Mason County, all races…
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University Last month kicked off the first day of classes and the beginning of West Virginia University’s fall semester. The start of a school year always represents potential. There is a sense of excitement in the air.…
The recent eleven-hour power outage experience, at least for those of us on Second Avenue, New Cumberland, happened on a 94-degree Sunday afternoon. Groans could be heard coming from everywhere. However, an amazing happening ensued. People came out of the dark in more than one…