Was justice truly done at WVU?

Editor:

I have followed the public trial of Mike Garrison, not because I am so much interested in the outcome, because that was a given with the unfair way that he has been treated in the press and by the self-proclaimed moral compasses that would not let this issue die a natural death. I have been following it to see just how far people will go to see that so-called "justice" is done.

I do not know Mr. Garrison and more than likely will never meet him, just as many with their "my way or the highway" attitudes have probably never even met him.

What I would like to ask is exactly what justice has been done? A man who most likely had absolutely nothing to do with Heather Bresch's degree being granted 10 years later without absolute proof that it was fully earned was railroaded out of town with absolutely no proof of a crime or impropriety being committed. In my opinion it was the sole responsibility of the provost's office, and their subsequent lack of judgment or just plain effort in this situation.

We feel that we have advanced so much these days, but the truth is that we are still burning witches. We just do it figuratively instead of literally. My, how advanced our society has become when we can so easily destroy a person's reputation, take away their livelihood and feel no remorse in doing so.

While the now former president of WVU may or may not have bowed down to his boss in granting this degree, one thing is for certain. The university, media, and others have and probably always will bow down to the alumni and others who donate the almighty dollar to the university. So, today everything should be right in the WVU world. Donations can resume. Degrees are now worth something, and it only took destroying one man's reputation and credibility. Congratulations to all who are without sin. Their stones not only have been cast but they hit their mark. They must feel so proud.

Chuck McIntire

Hurricane

Mining destroys diverse forests

Editor:

Your recent editorial about climate change and shifting ecology suggested: "The southern Appalachian Mountains, for example, have some of the most diverse populations of plants and animals in the country. If conditions become unsuitable at one elevation, living things may move up or down the mountain to find a new niche. They may also move north or south." Unfortunately, mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying the entire southern Appalachian Mountain region, home of the world's finest and most diverse temperate hardwood forests.

Robert F. Gates

Charleston

Was justice truly done at WVU?

Editor:

I have followed the public trial of Mike Garrison, not because I am so much interested in the outcome, because that was a given with the unfair way that he has been treated in the press and by the self-proclaimed moral compasses that would not let this issue die a natural death. I have been following it to see just how far people will go to see that so-called "justice" is done.

I do not know Mr. Garrison and more than likely will never meet him, just as many with their "my way or the highway" attitudes have probably never even met him.

What I would like to ask is exactly what justice has been done? A man who most likely had absolutely nothing to do with Heather Bresch's degree being granted 10 years later without absolute proof that it was fully earned was railroaded out of town with absolutely no proof of a crime or impropriety being committed. In my opinion it was the sole responsibility of the provost's office, and their subsequent lack of judgment or just plain effort in this situation.

We feel that we have advanced so much these days, but the truth is that we are still burning witches. We just do it figuratively instead of literally. My, how advanced our society has become when we can so easily destroy a person's reputation, take away their livelihood and feel no remorse in doing so.

While the now former president of WVU may or may not have bowed down to his boss in granting this degree, one thing is for certain. The university, media, and others have and probably always will bow down to the alumni and others who donate the almighty dollar to the university. So, today everything should be right in the WVU world. Donations can resume. Degrees are now worth something, and it only took destroying one man's reputation and credibility. Congratulations to all who are without sin. Their stones not only have been cast but they hit their mark. They must feel so proud.

Chuck McIntire

Hurricane

Mining destroys diverse forests

Editor:

Your recent editorial about climate change and shifting ecology suggested: "The southern Appalachian Mountains, for example, have some of the most diverse populations of plants and animals in the country. If conditions become unsuitable at one elevation, living things may move up or down the mountain to find a new niche. They may also move north or south." Unfortunately, mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying the entire southern Appalachian Mountain region, home of the world's finest and most diverse temperate hardwood forests.

Robert F. Gates

Charleston