Aunt Ruby and the West Virginia State Fair memories
Charles Boothe recounts yearly trips with Aunt Ruby to the Fairlea Greenbrier Valley fairground in the 1920s onward, noting bingo tents, carnival glass prizes, and family rituals that shaped enduring memories. He recalls driving routes through Rich Creek Lindside and Ronceverte, the fair’s evolving history, and the lasting pull of a beloved tradition.
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Ruby
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Fairlea
Greenbrier Valley
Rich Creek
Lindside
Rock Camp
Union
Ronceverte
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Quote Attribution
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including News Editor Randy Mooney Publisher Andy Patton Sports Editor Samantha Perry Editor Asst Managing Editor Charles Owens and Brian Woodson. A biblical quote about belief and salvation appears in the text.
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Charles Owens
Brian Woodson
China Pressure on Airlines Redraws Taiwan Map Ties
Beijing has pressured international carriers including United American and Delta to remove or redefine references to Taiwan as a separate entity. Airlines such as British Airways and Air France list Taipei as a city in Taiwan China, signaling Beijing's claim overTaiwan. The move follows broader tensions as China asserts sovereignty in the Pacific and raises a warning to U.S. business interests.
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White House
Beijing
United
American
Delta
Taipei
Taiwan
China
Baok
British Airways
Air France
United States
Pacific
South China Sea
People’s Liberation Army
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
Washington
Asia
Chicago Tribune
Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Letters to the Daily Telegraph for public interest
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics. Submissions must include the writer’s signature, address and phone number. Email them to editor bottonline.com for consideration.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Public notices and reader voices on taxes and jobs in MEK
Reader comments react to a story on a former physician assistant charged with 165 counts of prescription fraud and a Tazewell County public hearing on proposed tax changes. Local voices lament unemployment rises, railroad job losses, and the need for industrial growth, while criticizing tax increases and policy.
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Rhonda C
Debbie C
Donna R
Kari C
Tazewell County
Bill S
Adam R
Roanoke
Barbara M
Reader letters critique local policies and road projects
A stream of reader letters discusses school calendars shifting start dates and extended year plans, mixed views on August breaks, and concerns about a gas pipeline under Interstate 77 Exit 1. Contributors from Mercer County, Wyoming County, and Beckley raise questions about costs, safety, and impact on jobs and taxes.
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Mercer County
Wyoming County
Alice N
Nowhere
Airport
West Virginia
Beckley
Ruth W
Gloria B
Shalako B
Nancy G
Pam J
Jeff B
Mandy B
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