Opinions
The sun is shining, and it's a dark day for asbestos plaintiff lawyers
Asbestos attorneys are feeling the earth move under their feet, they're feeling the sky tumbling down, a-tumbling down, and they can't get that Carole King tune out of their heads.
What a bunch of bulls__t
CHARLESTON – You could see what might be coming.
Coal will come 'roaring back' if given a chance
Dear Editor: In response to Hoppy Kercheval's recent opinion piece on your website, I think coal WILL come "roaring back."
Rockin' Robin: straw donations further mar judge's reputation
New allegations about illegal contributions to Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis' 2012 reelection campaign are reviving the conflict scandal she survived three years ago, and raising uncomfortable questions again.
In Senate speech, Capito supports action for miners
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an April 4 speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged her colleagues to support action to prevent a lapse in important benefits to retired miners.
Manchin joins the chorus in support of Gorsuch
"We're getting Gorsuch as a justice "He's got a brilliant legal mind "Oh, Mama mia!
President Trump ends 'War on Coal'
CHARLESTON – President Trump failed in his attempt to fulfill a campaign promise to replace ObamaCare, but he has made good on his pledge to get the EPA’s foot off the throat of the coal industry.
If you can’t afford to lose, don’t play the game
If you’ve ever played poker without money, or for really low stakes, you know that it just doesn’t work.
The opioid epidemic: We're making a difference
CHARLESTON – Addiction impacts every West Virginian. Whether it’s a child who lost a parent to an overdose or a friend who found himself addicted to pills after a routine surgery, the opioid epidemic has infiltrated every community and every household in our state.
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit belongs in AG's office
In 43 out of 50 states, the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud is handled by the state attorney general.
Gorsuch is the right choice for U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Few individuals over the last century have impacted the American legal discourse as profoundly as the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
Why is Judge Jennifer Bailey promoting union membership?
“If … employees can obtain the services of a union to negotiate and administer a contract without having to pay either union dues or the agency fees, they would – naturally and predictably – be seriously discouraged from joining a union.” Above is an excerpt from Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey's explanation for her decision last August to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of our state's new right-to-work law.
Fair standards are key to state growth
CHARLESTON – It shouldn’t be difficult to change state rules that are stricter than those that are recommended by a left-leaning 2014 Environmental Protection Agency and that have been adopted by neighboring states.
There's good news and bad news, and it's the same news
There must be parallel universes. That's the only logical explanation. We live in one universe, and some members of the mainstream media live in the other. How else to explain the discrepancy between what’s been reported and what we see with our own eyes?
Manchin stands, while Dems sit on their hands
MORGANTOWN – There were times during President Trump’s recent speech to Congress when Senator Joe Manchin stood alone among Democrats to applaud.
Senate bill would require evidence of injury
“Perhaps you'd better sit down. I'm afraid I have some bad news.”
Carmichael's 'Voluntary tax scenario' is nothing more than a misleading slogan
WHEELING – No one distorts language better than a politician.
EPA's war on coal appears over as new boss takes charge
Ever have one of those days when you feel like you might be hallucinating?
It's time to consider legalizing marijuana in West Virginia
CHARLESTON – Has anyone noticed that a person can roller skate down Charleston’s Quarrier Street at high noon without fear of being hit by a car?
Joe Pizarchik knows what West Virginia wants
“My biggest disappointment is a majority in Congress ignored the will of the people,” explained Joe Pizarchik, recently ousted director of the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, to a sympathetic ear at Politico. “They ignored the interests of the people in coal country.” Pizarchik, of course, personally speaks for all of West Virginia.