The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Deborah Anne Masters, 60, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, passed away Friday September 4, 2026 at Trinity West. She was the daughter of the late William Ester and Eleanor Anne (Roefaro) Straight. She is also preceded in death by her brother John William Striaght. She…
An item on the Hancock County School Board meeting on May 27 certified and ratified the suspension of an employee who had been placed on an administrative leave. That translates to an employee on suspension getting paid during the time he/she is off. The employee…
Concerns Merit Response Haylianne Murray spoke to the Hancock County Board of Education Monday evening about the life-threatening situation which could exist for her son if the full-time nurse was not returned to Oak Glen High School. She explained her son has an Ascending Aortic…
In the space of a few hours, Hancock County residents went from being proud of our school system and the improved test schools students were exhibiting to shameful disbelief ten days ago. West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty took our school administration and…
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 Unfortunately, his defense ignores clear evidence that these outdated laws reduce access…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…