Editorials

A healthier state with opportunities for employment would be helpful
It isn't taxpayers' job to fund projects other people will not
But West Virginians are paying a price for congressional handiwork
State officials have to be able to manage taxpayers' costs
West Virginians cannot afford to pass up such opportunities
Are they waiting for hard times to adopt competitive policies?
All people of goodwill should back the Islamic Center's efforts to help

Commentary

Still, malpractice does hold medicine to a higher standard
National security lies in Americans remaining engaged
The state's plan is not going to yield the lowest prices 
Wouldn't it be better to consider adaptive re-use?

Nanya Friend

Something important is lost with e-mail
Between laboratories and church picnics?
The Legislature takes high hopes and low heels
The Tech Park proposal needs close scrutiny
Taking personal responsibility is the way out
The challenged help the dispirited regain perspective

Johanna Maurice

W.Va. wins compliments and caution flags
Good for him; the nation is on the wrong path
Welfare statism turns out to be self-bankrupting
Finding answers about Upper Big Branch trumps all else
I hope Upper Big Branch communicates
The new statism will carry a price in human dignity
Higher taxes on workers are not the answer

Don Surber

If it had public backing, politicians would be bragging
Barack Obama is just a symptom of the larger problem
A poll shows Capito and Tennant are leading the pack
Perhaps primaries should be closer to Election Day
Do we count Alexander Bell?
Republicans can portray Manchin as a rubber stamp
The Tea Party rose in reaction to bad policy

Dave Peyton

The author was larger than life, but he had his faults
Too many kids who graduate needremedial work
Freedom of speech provides no shield against criticism
Molly and McGee are as refreshing as a cool breeze

Hoppy Kercheval

Illogical protests only undermine one's argument
The CEO of Intel is saying things we cannot ignore
Public servants worked very hard for the 12 percent
What are the feds really looking for?
Running against both Republicans and Washington

Charles Krauthammer

It takes courage to ask Muslims to show respect
Democrats who lose seats could enact anything
If jihadists cite Islamism, why can't Obama?
Obama's policy has weakened U.S. security
But anti-Jewish forces may wage unrelenting war

Kathleen Parker

Ultrasounds offer women full information
James Gasque was the teacher who finally found that light switch

Robert Samuelson

It isn't teachers; it isn't salaries; it isn't pre-school
Will consumers continue to save or start spending?
Abandoning Fannie and Freddie must be done slowly
Abandoning Fannie and Freddie must be done slowly
But watch out; bumper stickers can be tipoffs to attitude

Thomas Sowell

These deficits come from a Democratic Congress, not Bush,
Lax policies are are hazardous to taxpayers
The blueprint for self-government by free people is being dismantled
If government is not limited, freedom will be
Bad things can happen when government 'does something'
Nobody knows what government will pull next

George Will

What lies ahead is another roundof bashing Israel
Having bailed out GM, we're saving sillier people still
If judicious enforcement discourages illegality...
Washington foils corporate Darwinism
Humans beings aren't the cause of every change