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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 2000
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the following opinion. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas A. Colley introduce today’s Bible quote from Mark 2 17 AV noting the message of repentance for sinners.
Editorial urges swift approval of Buchanan General Hospital obstetric services by the Commonwealth Commissioner of Health. Board approved a plan for three labor delivery postpartum rooms two traditional labor and delivery rooms a cesarean room and a general nursery citing long travel times for Buchanan and Dickenson residents and broad public support exceeding four thousand.
Barbara Hawkins notes the value and risks of law enforcement, citing officer fatalities and assaults, and promotes May 15 Police Appreciation Day in Mercer County with a dinner by Pam Hawkins Foundation. The piece urges daily respect, support, and funding for officers and highlights local observances and broader history of police service.
Bluefield readers lament multiple fires and argue cutting three firefighter posts and a fire station endangers the city and ISO rating. They question funding for HR, two treasurers, a CFO, and a full time computer specialist, plus low CDL wages, while noting crime and public safety worries. Don Williams clarifies locomotive misIDENTification and dates.
Ann McFeathers notes the real world of politics where Gore and Bush soften or shift their public positions after declaring strong views on immigration, census forms, gun control, trade with China, and campaign finance. The piece warns voters may grow cynical as leaders revise stances, while asserting intent to avoid broad misreadings.
Chicago Tribune critiques how the army handles sexual harassment cases, noting Kennedy's experience and the risk of future victims. It questions military responses and career impacts for women. The piece also discusses Israel’s AWACS sale to Beijing and U S Israel tensions. Atlanta Journal-Constitution commentary urges zero tolerance for fraternity hazing and campus reform after a Georgia incident, arguing for stricter rules and cultural change.
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