Opinions
Being protective isn't always being productive
If you’re wearing a mask, why would you care what everyone else does? You’re protected, right? Mask-less people aren’t going to infect you as long as you have your mask on, and you with your mask on are not going to infect them, so everything’s fine.
If you don’t see vote fraud, you must be blind
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office staff has received death threats following his decision to join an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states.
17 GOP states and President Trump seek to overturn election
While this is a real legal stretch, it remains to be seen how this Texas lawsuit will unfold - or what fantastical legal and political machinations may follow later this week - our first rule about the 2020 election is to bet on absolutely nothing.
Judge bestows generational wealth in West Virginia
In 2019, a Wood County jury awarded her $16.9 million in damages, placing 30 percent of the blame on Walmart, and our state Supreme Court upheld that decision.
West Virginia's second Republican revolution
CHARLESTON – The second Republican revolution in West Virginia occurred November 3, 2020, as the longtime minority party swept away the last vestiges of Democratic dominance in the state, solidified the expanding political empire of the late Gov. Arch Moore and crushed the remnants of the Democratic Party in the Legislature.
The phony feud between two politicians
Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey need to call an end to their feud and get back to doing their jobs: defending the rights of West Virginians.
The unsung heroes of free, fair and successful elections
CHARLESTON – As West Virginians reflect on the 2020 elections and look forward to a season of gratitude, we should be especially thankful to those who helped lead our state through another free and fair election.
Some state workers work a lot more than eight hours a day
Sure, it may be unconventional, but judge the man on what he does, how he helps and the total number of hours he works, not the typical clock punching that often produces mediocre results and fails to serve the public in the modern 24/7 world that we now live in.
Opioid abuse is still a public health crisis
The actions of our office have led to significant reductions in the supply of deadly, addictive drugs like oxycodone and hydrocodone.
More enforcement and control are key to containing opioid crisis
By working more closely with the states, the DEA and its Office of Diversion Control can make its enforcement and diversion control efforts more effective. Like someone once said, we’re “stronger together.”
Judging Judge Goldston
Goldston is no neophyte. She’s been a family court judge or family law master for 26 years. Clearly, in her case, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
It’s time to rein in rogue judges
It’s way past time for readjustment of the checks and balances that make our federal government work when they’re properly maintained. The judicial branch has usurped too much of the powers of the legislative and executive branches over the last several decades and must be persuaded or compelled to relinquish them.
Capito still is the right choice for West Virginia
I plan to vote for Senator Shelley Moore Capito on November 3 and hope your readers do as well.
West Virginians see injustice in Gov. Justice
Our judicial branch is supposed to serve as a check and balance against Executive branch overreach. Here’s hoping they are up to the task.
Attacking fraud on all fronts
CHARLESTON – No matter what form fraud takes, we at the West Virginia Attorney General’s office are dedicated to protecting taxpayers and their money.
Jim Justice has lost control
The virus is real. The crisis is real. West Virginia can’t afford an empty suit, even if it is size 74, or an empty governor’s mansion, at a time like this. We need a full-time governor who is willing to work with all the people and for all the people. And West Virginia will get a chance to vote for one on November 3rd.
Some judges need a smackdown
This nonsense needs to stop. Since when does a district court have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction?
Mike Stuart has some explaining to do
If Stuart is the most transparent U.S. attorney in the nation, why dodge requests for all of the records sought by Americans For Prosperity-West Virginia?
Don't get ripped off at college
CHARLESTON – College presents students with a multitude of decisions: choosing a major; whether to live on or off campus; whether to participate in Greek life; and, perhaps most consequential, how to manage one’s time and money.
Looking forward to ‘a dreadful experience’
First Circuit Judge Ronald Wilson tried to be reasonable. Overseeing multiple asbestos suits with multiple defendants, he implored plaintiff firms to settle lung cancer cases and get the numbers down.