Opinions
Confidence in U.S. government begins with confidence in our election process
Through voter engagement and following the rule of law, West Virginia voters can have confidence in the election process and confidence in our elected leaders. As President Lincoln once said, it is “their decision."
Stop over-naming and over-blaming
The asbestos lawyers tying up the dockets in West Virginia seem to have taken a cue from Dame Agatha Christie, blaming everyone in sight for the asbestos-related injuries allegedly suffered by their clients.
This superintendent of schools needs some schooling
Someone needs to give Jefferson County Schools Superintedent Bondy Shay Gibson a civics lesson. Bus drivers Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald may be the ones to do it.
Carmichael: Thankful for the opportunity and pleased with the progress
At the conclusion of one’s term in office, what more can anyone ask but that one’s time in service will have made a profound and lasting impact toward improving the lives of people we serve and society as whole? I firmly believe this goal has been achieved.
Justice Walker deserves thanks, not cheap shots
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Record recently published an editorial titled “Judge bestows generational wealth in West Virginia” that criticized a recent opinion by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia authored by Justice Beth Walker.
Weathering the storm and looking forward to 2021
When I began my term as Chief Justice on January 1, little did I know that our court system would face the tremendous, unprecedented challenge that the COVID-19 epidemic has presented for courts throughout our state.
2020 was a year for the record books in West Virginia
CHARLETON – While 2020 will be remembered for its challenges, my office will always recall this year with pride in our accomplishments.
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.