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Clearing a Path For ‘Home Rule’
April 9, 2013 “Home rule,” a state pilot program to give some communities more control of matters that should be up to local leaders, seems to have been a success in Wheelin. more »»
True Balance Still Lacking in W.Va.
April 9, 2013 Thoughtful West Virginians who understand the benefits of true two-party government came close to achieving it this year. But close, as they say, still means no ciga. more »»
‘Iron Lady’ Was Friend to America
April 9, 2013 After some initial unpleasantness between us, Americans and Britons have enjoyed a deep friendship and an unshakeable alliance. more »»
Consider How Stars, Viewers Are Affected
April 9, 2013 MTV television network officials have suspended work on the upcoming season of the “reality” show “Buckwild.” Good. Let’s hope they think about the message being sent by the program. more »»
Add Resources To War on Drugs
April 8, 2013 Chester and Newell are small towns, with fewer than 4,000 residents between them, according to the Census Bureau. more »»
Prison Reform Bill Is Crucial
April 8, 2013 Unless state officials reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails, a federal judge probably will order them to do so. more »»
Background Checks May Be Good Idea
April 8, 2013 For a few days there was speculation Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was murdered last week because of his crackdown on illegal drug activit. more »»
Investigate Ohio Prison Conditions
April 8, 2013 Twenty years ago this month, many Ohioans were stunned when inmates at a state prison in Lucasville went on an 11-day rampage. more »»
Study Future Of Gambling
April 7, 2013 In bits and pieces, full-scale legalized gambling came to West Virginia during a period of about 26 years. more »»
Reconsider Traffic Signal at School
April 7, 2013 Weirton residents are all too familiar with the dangers of traffic in school zones. Many still mourn Mindy Cassella, a school crossing guard hit and killed while on duty 11 years ago in the city. more »»
Private-Sector Input On Education Needed
April 7, 2013 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has “re-established” a state board, the West Virginia Workforce Planning Council, in effect reviving an initiative from 2007 that went nowhere. more »»
Worry About W.Va. Future
April 6, 2013 For the past couple of decades, West Virginia governors and legislators have done a truly magnificent job of worrying about what will happen to our state after they leave office. more »»
Don’t Eliminate Turnpike Tolls
April 6, 2013 West Virginia is hundreds of millions of dollars a year short of what is needed to maintain highways and bridges adequately. more »»
Transparency Key to Trust
April 5, 2013 West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the election last fall in large measure by pledging to clean up operations in the offic. more »»
Partnership Good for City, WJU
April 5, 2013 Wonderful news for Wheeling Jesuit University and downtown Wheeling was announced this week. more »»
Learn True Cost Of ‘Obamacare’
April 5, 2013 It may seem to some Americans that new revelations of what “Obamacare” — the national health care takeover law — will cost have become a regular feature of news reports. more »»
Have Some Crossed A Dangerous Line?
April 5, 2013 Americans concerned about the ease with which abortions can be obtained, not to mention government subsidies for some organizations that provide them, have warned for years that such changes in our... more »»
Holding Water Rates Down
April 4, 2013 A consultant Steubenville officials may hire to recommend a long-term fiscal strategy for the water department made some very good points during a discussion with City Council members this week. more »»
Reconcile Bills On Magistrates
April 4, 2013 Both the West Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate have done the right thing regarding several magistrates and their staffs — but that may not mean things turn out all right in the en. more »»
Stop Food Stamp Program Fraud
April 4, 2013 It should not require a formal agreement for the federal government to cooperate with states in reducing food stamp fraud, but apparently it does. more »» |
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