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Crucial election
Early voting starts today across West Virginia - culminating in the Nov. 4 general election - and we hope a record number of concerned adults perform this sacrament of citizenship.
The Gazette endorses
Here's a list of the Gazette's endorsements.
Palin
Abuse of power
Tacky, tawdry, petty behavior was displayed by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin when she used her office to wage a family vendetta against the state trooper who divorced her sister. Palin fired the state public safety chief who wouldn't fire the trooper.
Putnam
State and local races
Putnam County voters can choose among a number of qualified candidates, both Democrats and Republicans, on the general election ballot this fall. Here are our top choices.
Steven W. Shamblin
School board puts itself above the constitution
With this policy, the Kanawha County school board is declaring a warrant against every employee in the county school system as having probable cause for drug use.
Robert Rupp
Crunch time for a vision
Few times in American history has a presidential election been held in a middle of an economic or military crisis, and 2008 is one of them. But unlike the other times, our national emergency came in the final weeks of the campaign.
Robert Rupp
2008 and the McCain two-step
The speed and agility with which John McCain has distanced himself from the unpopular Republican president is both startling and historic.
David M. Fryson
'Racism' term still loaded
As West Virginia's cultural conservatism and perceived racial polarization continue to be under the national glare, there is an important element that needs to be discussed. The citizens of our state are some of the nicest, kindest and decent people in the nation and often epitomize a simple grace that is difficult to ignore.
Jane Claymore
Palin most horrifying for GOP
The party from fossil energy has done many disturbing things these past eight years, but the presentation of Sarah Palin as its VP candidate is quite possibly the most horrifying.
Experience doesn't count, that much
People argue that Sarah Palin shouldn't be vice president because she lacks experience, but I'm not buying it. I say the same whenever someone asks whether a first-term senator has experience enough to be president. Of course not.
Readers' forum; Oct. 14, 2008
Readers' forum: Oct. 13, 2008
- Single statue fails to represent female vets
- Paying lawmakers more will end bribery
- Dirty politics ruin election process
Palin not a member of the middle class; Don't go into debt for Christmas; Johnson should have been able to debate; Kanawha Boulevard should be kept open
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