Editorials
West Virginians need protection from public servants gone bad
There go 116,000 more reasons to combat workers comp fraud
The current system inflates costs and consequently slows progress
Wearing jeans to work at a hospital isn't a civil right; it looks wrong
Preserving uncompetitive policies helps preserve the state's poverty
Predatory practices are earning banks trouble they richly deserve
Nanya Friend
Pretty soon, we know more than we can manage
A newspaper is a full day's work
Johanna Maurice
This is really the harvest season
Nurses amaze on a daily basis
Bob Kelly
Those ideals just stay fresh
From the heights to the depths, nothing special
Don Surber
Gov. Sarah Palin seems quite capable of serious combat
People have heard enough; they wait to hear McCain
Charleston, like West Virginia, prefers its failure
West Virginia deserves a vacation from providing power
The more things change, the more amusing they become
Actor? Yes; photogenic? Yes; president? Ummmm
It's time to cut this government, not to expand it
Dave Peyton
Supportive is the only way to treat teenage mothers
Thank heavens, Americans don't have to say why
A down-home boy offers up wise counsel
Start 'em early; they catch on quickly
Form letters need to be clear as bells
The possibility recalls nightmares from the bad old days
n Strange things have happened in Huntington, too
Hoppy Kercheval
But the gamble could pay off for John McCain
People's children don't seem to be off limits today
Consider Obama, Hillary, Edwards and Ted Kennedy
But appearances can be deceiving
Depositions in a civil suit raise the stakes
 A governor should care about W.Va.'s reputation
The place is alive from morning into the night
Charles Krauthammer
Neophyte Palin goes up against neophyte Obama
Where are the people who know this man?
Georgians will not be the only parties to lose
The U.S., Europe have leverage, and must use it
Kathleen Parker
What China communicated was rigid control
Robert Samuelson
It's both better and worse than is usually reported
Politicians cater to people's aversion to pain
McCain, Obama have both peddled atrocious notions
George Will
What ideas lie below his rhetoric, and what dangers?
Charter schools change the culture to improve learning
A European war clarifies the stakes in the U.S. election
Letters to the Editor
Chesapeake Energy isn't doing a world of good
Carbon monoxide can kill your family
Vent Line
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