Editorials

Governors point out 'very real potential for economic harm'
What costs do legislators intend to pass on to their constituents?
The Community Music Association needs a new generation to step up
Here's hoping a special power arrangement makes a difference
W.Va. taxpayers will not stand for sweet deals at their expense
Both Republicans and Democrats  would move to curb the EPA
The PSC should reject AEP's request to offer senior citizens a discount

Commentary

Only 44 percent of Americans wantDemocrats' bill
An intermediate court of appeals could be set up for $1.5 million

Nanya Friend

The Tech Park proposal needs close scrutiny
Taking personal responsibility is the way out
The challenged help the dispirited regain perspective
Schools alone cannot produce good test scores
The W.Va. base will thrill people across the U.S.
Lewis scholarships target W.Va. kids
Old habits are hard to break

Johanna Maurice

Higher taxes on workers are not the answer
Distant elites simply guarantee bad governance
With national debt at $12 trillion, more spending?
Congress can deny only us energy security
Private-sector strains reach the public sector

Don Surber

Should taxpayers be forced to fund W.Va. judicial races?
Congress said it would pay as it goes along
Some jokes do ring true in politics
Who does not want to become an instant scientist?
A day of spending would be fitting
It is unwise to mock what you don't get
 The public sees global warming for the fraud it is

Dave Peyton

Gunfire in bars has a long history,and a future, too
Now, sigh, to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps
Cabell's Claudia Peyton devoted her life to Zambia

Hoppy Kercheval

Ultrasound bill certainly prompted intense negotiations
The costs have been enormous, but promise exists
Senators should now fear the public more than the EPA
Union members would not be told about their money
Our economy could shrink by $1.8 billion by 2030
He's betting that Americans will accept what they already rejected
Even for a good cause, this is no time to raise state taxes

Charles Krauthammer

Redesigning U.S. health care with one vote
We depend on things that are also dangerous
The structure is not the problem; the left wing is
Americans would have to beg rides from Russians
Three elections late, the president gets the message
Guantanamo is politics, not national security

Robert Samuelson

Will young fans of big government like the cost of it?
Governing means either raising taxes or cutting programs
Welfare states can't be sustained with massive debt
China's world view poses a threat to the United States
Democrats need to flesh out a long-term plan

Thomas Sowell

Politicians play Santa so insurers look like Scrooge
 'Public option' will soon become the only option left
Politicians pushed lenders to make risky home loans
Often, nature's discrimination dwarfs that of man

George Will

Liberals are just disappointed with the public
The Sarah Palin phenomenon isa sign of the times
Fortunately, some justices protected it
Humans beings aren't the cause of every change