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Maynard Is Clearest Choice

May 12, 2008

During the 11 years he has served as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, Elliott “Spike” Maynard has established a record of fairness, thoughtfulness about and knowledge of the law, and paramount regard for the West Virginia Constitution. That is precisely what Mountain State residents need in a state Supreme Court justice — and that is why Maynard should be retained on the high court.

The Inter-Mountain endorses Maynard in the May 13 primary election, in which he is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for Supreme Court justice.

For a variety of reasons — some of them purely out of self-interest, not the good of our state — some special interests oppose Maynard. High on the list are some trial attorneys. They simply don’t want a justice whose decisions are based on the law and the state Constitution. They would rather have a justice who twists and distorts the Constitution to usurp the Legislature’s law-making role.

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Social Class Background

May 10, 2008

During the race for the Democratic nomination, social class has emerged as a major battleground between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Proudfoot, Hartman Are the Right Choices

May 10, 2008

For the past few months, four Democratic candidates for the 37th District House of Delegates — Margaret Beckwith, Thomas Ditty, Bill Hartman and Bill Proudfoot — have been campaigning for office.

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Coal Liquefaction

May 9, 2008

Can the state of West Virginia establish a coal liquefaction industry using only its own resources? Of course not. But does that mean that the state should not take an active role in promoting coal liquefaction? Again, of course not.

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Coal in Demand, But Not at Home

May 8, 2008

The coal industry appears to be enjoying at least a mini-boom, and that ought to be good news to all Americans. Some may believe that more coal being used means less expensive petroleum and natural gas going to power plants.

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State Faces Challenge With High-Speed

May 7, 2008

High-speed Internet service is concentrated in urban areas of West Virginia, with large gaps in coverage of rural regions of the state, according to a new study.

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