Manchin Focuses On New School Year After May Flood
McDowell County faces a second major flood in under a year as the school system prepares to reopen on Aug 26. Superintendent Mark A. Manchin praises staff, families, and students for resilience and outlines ongoing improvements mandated by the State Board of Education while noting enrollment may dip.
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McDowell County
Mark A. Manchin
Welch
State Board of Education
McDowell
Office of Education
Webster County
Kanawha County
Saeger High School
McDowell School
A. James Manchin
Farmers Home Administration
Telegraph Editors and staff listed in masthead
The Baily Telegraph masthead names Samantha Perry as Managing Editor and News Editor, State Editor Tammie Toler, and Barbara Hawkins as Senior Copy Editor. The piece includes a biblical quotation attributed to Psalm 121.
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Barbara Hawkins
The
Daily Telegraph
Tammie Toler
Shelter resumes euthanizations after easing intake limits
Mercer County Animal Shelter now accepts animals again and will euthanize when necessary after staff completed required training and the DEA processed paperwork. Shelter director Kim Wolfe and Stephanie Barker previously cited overpopulation and adoption limits as key factors, urging spay and neuter to reduce future euthanizations.
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Mercer County Animal Shelter
Kim Wolfe
Stephanie Barker
Drug Enforcement Administration
Wolfe
Three Rs urged to secure nation’s future in letters
A thank you note to parents teachers and church leaders who nurture youth with the three Rs reason respect and responsibility. The writer warns that current business and government scandals stem from eroded values and urges educators to uphold core morals to guide the country forward.
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Uncle Sam
Crime Wave Myth: Steffens and modern news framing
The piece discusses Steffens era journalism and the idea of a sensational crime wave. It notes the 1890s cycle where cop reports spurred rival papers to beat headlines, creating a tabloid surge. It cites Iain Murray of the Statistical Assessment Service, noting that serious child abductions by strangers are not rising nationally but decreasing.
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Incom
Steffens
Leone
New York City
Iain Murray
Statistical Assessment Service
Washington
Abduction Fear Airy but Misleading Across Media
Jay Ambrose argues that while serious child abductions have fallen and deaths remain flat, network crime stories surged 1990 to 1999 then eased, revealing inflated national worry. He cites missing children myths, Roosevelt Riis reform, and a White House conference while urging factual context and restraint from leaders.
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ABC
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NBC
Center For Media and Public Affairs
Louis Kilzer
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