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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1998
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus on civil liberties and church and state matters. Publisher Steve Smith and executive editor Thomas A Colley oversee the page. The quoted scripture from Ephesians is shown as a reflective citation.
A Tazewell County opinion piece argues vandalism like ruined road signs costs residents hundreds of thousands yearly. It notes phases of vandalism from pellet gun damage to graffiti and tire slashing, urges harsher penalties and full cost restoration to deter youths and protect public safety.
A Daily Telegraph poll shows most residents either unaware or uninterested in the Monica Lewinsky Clinton charges. Voters express fatigue with the topic, warning that national legal matters could affect elections and have consequences reaching local government.
The USS Harry S. Truman, a 1,096-foot Nimitz class carrier with 80 aircraft, four 66 200-pound props and two nuclear reactors, drew a 56,000 crowd at Pier 12. Veterans, officials, and residents watched as 20 special guests including President Clinton and Defense Secretary Cohen explored its vast deck and strategic might.
A Columbus Ohio reader requests help locating two half-sisters from the Jamboree Kentucky area. The writer’s mother Peggie Mae Blankenship had siblings and a late uncle died in a 1911 shooting accident. The note names possible last names Blankenship or Childers and Lassie as a sister. The writer offers a Columbus address and phone for contact and promises no trouble.
Laurie Asseo discusses the unique position of a sitting president testifying before a grand jury in the Monica Lewinsky case. Clinton faces questions under oath without a perjury trap, on White House turf with a video record, while political stakes loom over public opinion and potential impeachment.
The piece weighs rapid advances in cloning from mice to cows and the ethical questions of possible human cloning and organ growth. It contrasts cautious scientific optimism with warnings against unwise exploitation and questions embryo rights versus medical benefit. It also notes Republicans backing NEA funding and a Supreme Court decision on decency mandates, urging lasting political resolution.
The piece critiques special prosecutor Kenneth Starr's use of subpoenas in the Lewinsky matter, arguing the questions are arguably political and not criminal. It notes Republican senators are divided over whether Clinton must answer, urging Starr to avoid overreaching if no additional serious transgressions are proven.
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