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Guest editorial: Illegal wars are the new norm
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Guest editorial: Illegal wars are the new norm

  • Mar 5, 2026

This editorial was originally published by The Guardian and was distributed by The Associated Press.

Gazette-Mail editorial: Trending up and down in all the wrong places
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Trending up and down in all the wrong places

  • Mar 4, 2026

Last week, during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump claimed gas prices were down, saying "it is now below $2.30 a gallon in most states. And in some places, $1.99 a gallon."

Gazette-Mail editorial: Chaos looms after decision to strike Iran
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Chaos looms after decision to strike Iran

  • Updated Mar 3, 2026

Over the weekend, the Trump administration decided the U.S. — with the help of Israel — would go to war with Iran. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Camping bans and the difficult issue of housing
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Camping bans and the difficult issue of housing

  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

When is a proposed law about order and when is it about punishment?

Gazette-Mail editorial: A Hope Scholarship bill that might actually work
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Gazette-Mail editorial: A Hope Scholarship bill that might actually work

  • Updated Feb 26, 2026

As members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee have scrambled to come up with a bill that would reduce the cost of the state's voucher program, the Hope Scholarship, and parents who receive the scholarship, along with other state politicians, have fiercely resisted, ano…

Gazette-Mail editorial: Of waste, fraud, abuse and Hope
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Of waste, fraud, abuse and Hope

  • Updated Feb 25, 2026

Long before the Hope Scholarship came into being, West Virginia lawmakers and officials favoring the voucher program were warned of a lack of oversight on spending and academics. 

Guest editorial: The incompetence and malice of Bondi on display
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Guest editorial: The incompetence and malice of Bondi on display

  • Feb 24, 2026

This editorial was originally published by The New York Times and was distributed by The Associated Press. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Still unsure how tax cuts will fix WV's problems
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Still unsure how tax cuts will fix WV's problems

  • Updated Feb 20, 2026

Earlier this month, we authored an editorial about Patrick Morrisey's proposed 10% income tax cut, and previous income tax cuts, pointing to drastic tax cuts in Kansas as an example of how that could go terribly wrong. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: It ain't about the dogs
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Gazette-Mail editorial: It ain't about the dogs

  • Updated Feb 19, 2026

There's one Super Bowl TV ad people are still talking about, and not because it was funny or clever.

Gazette-Mail editorial: Redacting the redactors: Warner made right call
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Redacting the redactors: Warner made right call

  • Updated Feb 18, 2026

It's heavily ironic that the U.S. Department of Justice, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, is seeking sensitive voter information from 44 states with no redactions while heavily redacting documents related to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — with some of those redactions protecting Epst…

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Guest editorial: Racism from politicians is unacceptable

  • Feb 17, 2026

This editorial was originally published by The Dallas Morning News and was distributed by The Associated Press. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Focus on rural health a win for GSU, community
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Focus on rural health a win for GSU, community

  • Updated Feb 13, 2026

Just about everyone in West Virginia is familiar with ongoing population loss, partly attributed to young people leaving the state for better jobs, better opportunities and a broader, richer quality of life. 

Guest editorial: Epstein survivors deserve full transparency
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Guest editorial: Epstein survivors deserve full transparency

  • Feb 12, 2026

This editorial was originally published by The Guardian and was distributed by The Associated Press. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Cupid's never heard of WV, study finds; neither have the alligators
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Cupid's never heard of WV, study finds; neither have the alligators

  • Updated Feb 11, 2026

As Valentine's Day approaches, a new study says West Virginia is the worst state in the nation for the lovelorn hoping to find their soulmate. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Tarr reminds WV he has trust issues with women
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Tarr reminds WV he has trust issues with women

  • Updated Feb 19, 2026

State Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has some weird trust issues with women.

Editorial

Gazette-Mail editorial: Prepare for AI ad blitz during Super Bowl LX

  • Updated Mar 6, 2026

It's a long-established and somewhat accurate trope that, among the millions of Americans who watch the Super Bowl every year, a good portion are tuning in for the ads. 

Editorial

Guest editorial: Backlash against mass deportation strategy is here

  • Updated Feb 13, 2026

This editorial was originally published by The Wall Street Journal and was distributed by The Associated Press. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: WV residents shouldn't be blind on data centers
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Gazette-Mail editorial: WV residents shouldn't be blind on data centers

  • Feb 4, 2026

Last year, the West Virginia Legislature, under a Republican supermajority since 2020, passed House Bill 2014, which took local control away from communities as it pertains to data center projects and locations. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Why does the GOP want the Aitken Bible in classrooms?
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Why does the GOP want the Aitken Bible in classrooms?

  • Updated Jan 30, 2026

The West Virginia Senate this week passed Senate Bill 388, which would require public and charter schools to have a copy of the Robert Aitken Bible in fourth, eighth and 10th grade social studies classrooms.

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Gazette-Mail editorial: Can't have it both ways on Second Amendment

  • Updated Mar 5, 2026

In West Virginia, you don't need a permit to carry a concealed handgun. There are multiple places in the state that were once given the right to ban firearms from their premises. Not so any longer for many of those places, including college campuses. 

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