Remembrance of a Bluewell greenhouse and old stores
Charles Owens recalls a bygone era of spring trips to the Bluewell greenhouse with family tradition and shopping at Hills Department Store in Green Valley. He contrasts those memories with today’s venues like department stores, video shops, and local bookstores, noting how area changes affect shopping habits and nostalgia.
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Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Lifestyles
Jamie Parsell
Bluewell
McDowell County
Mercer County
Lisa
Mom
Old Hill
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Hills
Giant
Old Hills
Netflix
Blockbuster
Princeton
Bluefield
Verizon Wireless
Hudson publisher and editors named in Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Darry Hudson as Publisher and News Editor with Andy Patton as Sports Editor and Brian Woodson as Senior Editor. Samantha Perry is Managing Editor and City Editor, with Bill Archer and Charles Owens also named.
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Charles Owens
Daily Telegraph
Cowens
Bdtonline
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Design Revival 24 pitches Bluefield renewal plan free of charge
A team of design and landscape architects historians and film professionals toured Bluefield last week to craft blueprint recommendations for a city wide renaissance. They plan a coffee table book for the Bluefield Board in about a month with ideas including a 24 7 city heart of downtown pedestrian zones and revamped parking garages along with an artist student train spotting area near MLK Bridge.
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Bluefield
Design Revival 24
Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge
Lotito Park
Nature
Letters caution on Japan disaster and nuclear power
The writer argues the Japan nuclear crisis should wake the world to nuclear risks. They say plants are costly and not truly safe, cite Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, warn of water and food contamination, and urge halting new plants while scrutinizing existing ones. They flag Hanford’s waste storage as another major concern.
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Japan
America
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Ukraine
Feds
Hanford
Washington State
Letters to the editor on public issues
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on matters of public interest. Include signature, address and phone number for publication consideration. Submit your opinion by email to editor bdtonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Virginia's Special Gubernatorial Primary Election Nears
Voters face a May 14 primary with seven Democrats and seven Republicans on ballots. Early polls show Jeff Kessler and Earl Ray Tomblin leading the Democratic slate with Natalie Tennant close behind, while Betty Ireland tops the Republican field and Bill Maloney leads fundraising. Ethics in government dominates commentary, highlighting the tension between laws and group norms and noting agency decisions by bodies beyond the EPA.
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Virginia
Jeff Kessler
Charleston
Democratic Executive Committee
Earl Ray Tomblin
Natalie Tennant
Tennant
Secretary of State
Betty Ireland
Bill Maloney
Richard Thompson
West Virginia
Ethics Commission
Butt Betty Ireland Leads Republican Camp In West Virginia
Butt Betty Ireland appears the favorite in the Republican camp with Bill Maloney as the leading money raiser. Democrat Richard Thompson has secured union endorsements and criticizes taxpayer funded election seminars as unethical. A West Virginia Ethics Act update requires fuller disclosures and a lobbyist wait period. Community meetings in Bluefield address crime drugs and youth issues sparked by a local teen’s death. Weather outlook suggests warming sunny skies ahead. Wilson Butt, retired highway official, writes.
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Betty Ireland
Bill Maloney
Richard Thompson
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