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If Roe goes, birth control is likely next

“Nothing changes instantaneously: In a gradually heating bathtub you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.” — The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood After our editorial last Sunday discussing the ramifications if Roe v. Wade is overturned, several people commented along the lines of “that’s what birth control is for” or “as long as there are contraceptives, there’s no need to for abortions,” among other things. The whole basis of Roe is the right to privacy: that the decision to carry a child is between a woman and her doctor, and she has the right to make ...

How did Mooney beat McKinley?

Despite some polls that put incumbent Alex Mooney ahead of incumbent David McKinley, we were still surprised to see Mooney prevail. After all, this is McKinley’s home district — the counties McKinley previously represented account for more than half of the new District 2. And for all that we criticize McKinley, he has done good things for West Virginia, the latest being his vote for the infrastructure bill that is pumping millions into the Mountain State to repair and replace our crumbing roads and bridges, among other much needed updates. (McKinley was adamantly against the ...

Unsafe intersection needs immediate, interim solution

The wheels of bureaucracy are known to turn slowly, but when it comes to potentially severe bodily harm, the wheels must turn faster. Nearly six months ago, in November 2021, representatives from the Monongalia County Commission, the Town of Granville and the WestRidge development met to discuss the problematic intersections of Sesame Drive and University Town Centre Drive and Granville Square and University Town Centre Drive. The location in question is on the back side of the University Town Centre hill, between the ballpark and the new roundabout that allows drivers to ...

Pro-life? Get ready to prove it

There’s a sort of … irony? … bittersweetness? … to talking about the almost certain death of Roe v. Wade on Mother’s Day. In part because the increasingly restrictive anti-abortion laws proliferating in state legislatures — including our own — are so focused on the unborn that they completely disregard mothers. These laws don’t account for the woman who wants to be a mom but can’t afford to now, or who wants to be a mom but not to her rapist’s baby.  They don’t account for the woman who wants this baby so much but knows her child won’t survive for more ...

Editorial Encore: Are you prepared to vote in the Primary Election?

EDITOR'S NOTE: This editorial was adapted from one that originally ran June 9, 2020. All times and dates have been updated for the current election cycle. If you’d like a copy of the Voter’s Guide or a paper with sample ballots, call Circulation at 304-292-6301 Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. The Primary Election is here. Early voting ends today and the official election day is Tuesday. The primary decides who goes head-to-head in November for major races such as president, governor and both national and state House and Senate. The primary is also the final decision for local ...

A library that is truly the center of the community

When the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston re-opens next week, it’ll feature quite a few upgrades. There are the traditional expanded study and conference spaces, but there will also be some more … unusual additions. Like an “Idea Lab” that features 3D printers, laser etching capabilities, recording booths and sewing machines. Possibly even cooler, it will also debut a “Tool Library,” where community members can check out a variety of tools the same way they would a library ...