Fire and Friendship After East River Mountain Tunnel Blast
Bill Archer recalls a 1993 tunnel vehicle fire near Wytheville and a chance meeting with Clayton Lane. The incident spurred aid from locals, the Union Mission, pharmacies, and doctors, culminating in Lane receiving hearing aids before his death in 2003.
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Clayton Lane
East River Mountain
Virginia Department of Transportation
Bruce Leedy
District 10
Buddy Campbell
Mercer County
Buddy
Charles Fore
Bland
Lane
County
Charlie
Union Mission
C.J. “Clayton” Lane
Florida
West Virginia
Ohio
Jacksonville
Fla
Wytheville
Union Street
Clayton
Evonda
Old
Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield
United Way of the Virginias
Bill Craft
Westwood Health Care Center
Kroger
Cumberland Road
Quality Inn
Leslie Moye
Rick
Robert B. Miller
Jill Eldred
Frank Johnson
You shall fear every man his mother and keep sabbaths
A cryptic biblical quote appears within a clipped masthead for Duefield Daily Telegraph listing Randy Mooney as publisher and Samantha Perry as editor along with staff names.
First measles case reported in Measles arant County since 2013
Public health officials confirmed the county's first measles case since 2013 after a resident who traveled to Wichita Kansas attended a softball tournament this month. More than 30 Texans who attended the event may have been exposed. The illness is highly contagious but vaccine preventable, underscoring the need for children to be immunized before school starts.
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Arant County
Texas
Wichita
Kan
Centers For Disease Control
Letters: Dems better claim lacks supporting proof
J R Shuck of Princeton criticizes a recent paper arguing Democrats improve America. He demands concrete evidence, cites rising food stamp usage, disability claims, unemployment benefits longevity, and Obamacare concerns as proof opponents have built a welfare state. He challenges the author to prove GOP decoupling from national progress.
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U.S
Dems
Republican Party
America
J.R. Shuck
Princeton
Fire and viewer comments mix in local eBook page
Readers weigh in on East River Mountain Tunnel Fire attackers Darrin Haynes and Josh Parks praised for the initial attack while critics question city staffing. Separate poll queries explore views on Obama health care enforcement and impeachment talk. A meth lab discovery prompts cautious community reactions and comments on Reality TV nudity provoke debate.
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East River Mountain
Darrin Haynes
Josh Parks
Bluefield
Cumberland Road
Wayne J
Joseph P
Kathy H
Readers share views on TV nudity to school dates
Readers comment on reality TV nudity, secular decline, EPA concerns, school start dates, and a memorial highway. They praise and critique, discuss education, politics, and public health. Notable mentions include remedies for a godless nation, Ebola concerns, and public sentiment on year round schooling.
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Michael W
Carla
Mary L
Kingdom of God
Amanda S
Lisa
Crystal B
Rebecca L
Kim
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Ancestry.com
John
Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
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Bottonline
Archer
Duefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Charles Owens
Woo
Fort Worth
Barack Obama
Betty J
Cindy U
Luke N
Lori B
Kathy G
Poe
Delores F
Fox News
Facebook
EPA
Karen D
Clean Water
Clean
Dave H
Morris W
Tazewell County
Leslie R
Donna B
Greg B
Kandi H
Melissa D
William Pradich
Bev O
West Africa
USA
Jason O
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