Following Uncle Don on the farm through years of work
The narrator recalls a boyhood on a western Pennsylvania farm learning from Uncle Don. He followed plows, rocks, bales, and a mower, mastering binder twine, manure spreader jams, and cutter-bar issues. He valued the solitude, danger, and focus of farm machinery and horses, with Bill Archer as a Daily Telegraph editor.
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Don Fitetsens
Don
South
Pennsylvania
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Details and Quote
The newspaper lists staff roles including News Editor Sports Editor and editors such as Andy Patton Brian Woodson Thomas A Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor and City Editor. A quoted line emphasizes trust in the LORD over man or princes.
Hamdan Convicted in First Military Commission Trial
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, once Osama bin Laden's driver, was found guilty of material support of terrorism by a six‑member military panel after years of contention over the commissions system. The verdict drew mixed praise and sharp criticism of the process, with appeals expected through military and civilian courts. Hamdan’s case traces to Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the ongoing debate over detainee trials.
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al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
United States
White House
Tony Fratto
Navy
Keith Allred
Bush
U.S
Hamdan
Omar Khadr
Supreme Court
Yemen
DOH urged to rethink highway memorial plans in West Virginia
A reader from Bluefield argues the Department of Highways should reconsider roadside memorials, noting infrequent mowing along highways and proposing direct contact with families to resolve hazards. The letter honors Ryan Leeper, 25, killed in a 2004 hit-and-run near Melrose Square, urging a compassionate, practical solution.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Department of Highways
Bluefield
Princeton
Athens Road
Melrose Square
Ryan Leeper
Ryan
DOH
Americans split on energy, favor mix of domestic drilling and new fuels
A FDD poll finds 57 to 64 percent seek energy independence as a top goal, while 82 percent say conservation alone won’t fix it. Voters favor plug-in hybrids, flexible fuel vehicles, and an Open Fuels Standard, with broad support for incentives and domestic exploration though doubt about quick passage. Clifford D. May comments on policy impact.
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America
West
FDD
I Head
Iraq
Newt Gingrich
U.S
Congress
Senate
House
OPEC
Brazil
Tropics
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Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Thomas A. Colley
City Editor
Charles Owens
Cain
Clifford D. May
The
Foundation For the Defense of Democracies
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