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Arguments Category Archives: Arguments
Three-peat
We won! We won! Damnation! West Virginia is number one for the third year in a row! Read More
THEIR VIEW: West Virginia welcomes new manufacturer
Manchin
CHARLESTON — Jackson County is about to welcome a new world-class manufacturer to the banks of the Ohio.
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Jury verdict offers glimpse of what’s ahead
“There, but for the grace of God, go I,” may sum up the way Pittsburgh asbestos attorney Robert Peirce feels right now.
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THEIR VIEW: Trial lawyers support public financing
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Record readers should ask themselves this question: Why is a publication that has led the charge against attorney contributions in state supreme court elections now attacking the very public financing legislation that removes its influence? Read More
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ravenswood meets the Silicon Valley?
Dear Editor: While Rick Hampson’s article about Main Street America in USA Today (“New Ghost Towns,” March 2010) is largely true for many American industrial cities, Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the exceptions. The piece generated more than 1,350 … Read More
Taxpayers pay so that incumbents stay
How many West Virginians would support a scheme to spend taxpayer dollars to help insulate incumbent judges from criticism and to make it easier for them to stay in office? Read More
THEIR VIEW: America’s Reg-cession hampers economic growth
A blizzard of Obama administration regulations has iced opportunities for economic growth, burying prospects for new jobs under an avalanche of mandates.
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Reform attacks asbestos trust fund abuse
Suppose a teenager asks his dad for $10 to see a movie. The dad gives him the money and off he goes. All well and good, right? A nice family vignette. Or maybe he asks his mother, instead, and she … Read More
THEIR VIEW: Key groups must united behind economic growth
CHARLESTON — The national recession and new challenges facing key business sectors in West Virginia have resulted in the loss of nearly one of every 10 jobs in our state.
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