Opinions
THEIR VIEW: Loughry ruling means more 'dialing for dollars'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -— The recent ruling in Loughry v. Tennant is deeply disappointing and means judges will continue dialing for dollars from major campaign spenders.
THEIR VIEW: Election law violations? Not anymore
CHARLESTON -- With the sentencing of three elected officials from Lincoln County for election law violations, there is a question of "can anything really be done?"
THEIR VIEW: McGraw owes West Virginians an explanation
CHARLESTON -- Have you ever wondered why Mountain State voters, seemingly, need much more consumer protection education right around election time?
THEIR VIEW: Public financing of Supreme Court race is a good idea
CHARLESTON -- Scott Blass's recent op-ed discussing West Virginia's public financing program for Supreme Court candidates might lead one to believe the program had been declared unconstitutional by the courts. No such thing has occurred.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Loughry deserves praise
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: When a law is not a law
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THEIR VIEW: Money, control at core of Supreme Court race
CHARLESTON -- While I usually do not read fiction, I made an exception to read Scott Blass' opinion piece last week regarding West Virginia's judicial campaign public financing pilot program.
THEIR VIEW: Pilot financing program was grounded before it started
WHEELING -- The West Virginia Association for Justice has consistently supported efforts to reform judicial election financing.
THEIR VIEW: Health care is a 'we' issue, not a 'me' issue
WAYNE -- It was on the second anniversary of Robert Byrd's death (the Senator who cast the deciding vote for the Affordable Care Act derisively termed "ObamaCare" by those opposed and who wish so vividly to defeat, not the issue, but the man) that the United States Supreme Court upheld the Law.
THEIR VIEW: Domestic energy keeps the American economy afloat
BECKLEY -- Our country is faced with very real challenges: an anemic economy and a lack of new investments and job opportunities.
THEIR VIEW: Do as I say, not as I do?
CHARLESTON -- Judicial elections, and the amount of money spent on them, have been a hotly covered topic in West Virginia for many years now.
THEIR VIEW: Young have most to lose from Obama-Tomblin team
HUNTINGTON -- Most every even-numbered year, folks are told by the politicians that "this year's election is the most important one in American history."
THEIR VIEW: News flash: GCs really are reading your attorney bio
CHARLESTON -- Imagine you had the ability to market yourself, your practice and your expertise at any hour of the day. Imagine that even as you're tied up handling an important matter for a client, there are countless potential clients who are thoroughly examining your capabilities. Imagine being able to showcase your strengths, knowledge and acumen to clients while you're not even in the office.
THEIR VIEW: Holding on to the past denies coal's future
CHARLESTON -- Here in West Virginia, we take pride in our way of life – in our families, our communities, our jobs. That pride is well placed. Because when each of these things is intact, there's simply no way of living that rivals West Virginia's.