Sales tax holiday prompts debate on state spending
Barbara Hawkins notes West Virginia faces a cycle of spending cuts amid a looming $180 million shortfall as the state promotes a sales tax holiday to boost local business. She cites Sen. Anita Skeens Caldwell and GOP chair Kris Warner while urging government streamlined spending and cautious tax policy.
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Bob Wise
Gt County
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Heart Center
Anita Skeens Caldwell
D-Mercer
Kris Warner
Mountain State
Warner
West Virginia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Editorials and Notes
A compact staff byline block lists Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with several editors covering news sports and business. The page includes a Bible verse quotation from Isaiah 40 28 and a list of staff roles including Samantha Perry Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd and Dennis Yena.
Emergency response delay cited after McDowell County death
Earl Goode of Big Sandy West Virginia laments a lack of ambulance units in Welch and delays from Jaeger due to staff and equipment shortages after his wife June died following seizures on June 22. He notes five units at Maitland and calls for an authoritative investigation to prevent further loss of life.
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June
St. Luke’s Hospital
Welch
Jaeger
Big Sandy
St. Luke’s
Maitland
McDowell County
Earl Goode
W.va
West Virginia voters urged to oust party loyalties in 2004 primary
D.R. Baldwin of Athens argues the primary is the decisive election and urges wholesale changes in state government. He calls for new blood on the Supreme Court and governor cabinet, and a shift in the House and Senate to end partisanship and improve governance.
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Wise
Kastick
Nother
Democrat Party
Marshall Long
Republican Party
Don Caruth
Raleigh
Greenbrier
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Board of Public Works
House
Senate
D.R. Baldwin
Athens, W.va
Bush's upbeat press conference signals political deftness
Jay Ambrose argues President Bush, amid dire Iraq news and economic worries, projects optimism like Roosevelt. He notes advances in Iraq, possible weapons reviews, tax cuts aiding markets, and warns deficits and spending pose risks. Ambrose calls Bush’s cheer a strategic move to influence public opinion despite dangers.
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Iraq
Iran
North Korea
Franklin Roosevelt
U.S
Vietnam
Saddam Hussein
L. Paul Bremer
Washington
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Samantha Perry
Tammie Toler
Bob Redd
City County
Dennis Yena
Bef
Liberia
Jay Ambrose
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