Remembering 9 11 and a local media breakfast
The author reflects on the Sept 11 2001 attacks and the day after at the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Media Appreciation Breakfast held with the Bluefield Coal Show. Armories were closed and the event began amid national tragedy, with personal memories of faith, duty, and community resilience. Bill Archer, Daily Telegraph copy editor, shares a personal connection to an elderly veteran at the gathering.
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Merril Lynch
Wall Street
World Trade Center
Kevin Garrard
Lower Manhattan
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Webster’s
Bluewell
Coal Show
Chamber
Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
Barcher
Daily Telegraph News Editor Name Line and Quote
The Daily Telegraph News Editor Gary Adkisson Publisher Thomas A Colley Executive Editor veer Samantha Perry Managing Editor Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Senior Copy Editor. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Christ.
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House of Israel
Jesus
Lord
Christ
Editorial urges state road repair and weight limits reform
Lou Smith of Matoaka WV writes a guest editorial criticizing the State Road Department for ignoring local road conditions. He cites a delayed drain installation and rough roads on School House Hill, a missing bridge sidewalk, and ongoing potholes. He calls for leadership change by 2004 and accountability at election time.
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Buddy Campbell
Princeton
Matoaka
State Road
School House Hill
State Road Department
Lou Smith
Bluefield residents protest B and O taxes for AEP
A Bluefield reader letters the editor arguing AEP and similar firms should pay their own B&O taxes. They question why private citizens bear the tax burden, noting many locals are retirees on fixed incomes. The letter also requests corrected city statements on fire protection charges and urges contact with state tax bodies to seek removal of B&O taxes.
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Linda Krandon
Mylee
Bluefield
Public Service Commission
W.va
Tazewell County jail disgrace for women
A reader complaint targets the Tazewell County jail overseen by the sheriff and county commission. The letter alleges women inmates are confined with little outdoor access, inadequate facilities such as no toilet paper and sleeping on floors, and lacks visitor seating or restrooms. The writer cites Princeton and requests action.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Beckley
New River
Looking back on 45 years at Telegraph at Telegraph
A reminiscence recounts early years at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph starting in 1957. The writer details training, shift changes, and the transition from teletype to linotype, describing the workflow, typewriter copying, punch tape reading, column setup, and the move from copy to hot metal linotype production in the Richmond era.
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Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Daily Telegraph
Linotype
Changing computer ages at the Daily Telegraph
Sue Richmond, chief copy coordinator, reflects on 45 years at the Daily Telegraph. She describes a move from noisy teletypes and linotypes to silent computers, the evolving roles from proofreading to single-person duties, and shifts in work culture. She recalls strict lines of copy, evolving pay, and plans about retirement.
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Sue Richmond
The
Daily Telegraph
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Patricia Kadar Bluefield
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