Chaplain Parker's abrupt termination at BRMC shocks community
Ramona Ray Woodson, a volunteer in BRMC's Pastoral Care Office, laments the abrupt July 27 2004 termination of Chaplain Philip Parker after a decade of service. She notes Parker provided 24 7 spiritual support with Bible literature and comforting visits, aided patient recovery, and supported families during illnesses deaths and emergencies. Woodson urges reinstating the Pastoral Care Office or restoring chaplaincy and warns about morale and community impact.
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Ramona Ray Woodson
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Philip Parker
Parker
BRMC
Chaplain Parker
McDowell County
Bluefield
Lynn
Freda Linkous
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Biblical Verse
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher News Editor State Editor and Senior Writer Samantha Perry, with Thomas Colley as Executive Editor and Sports Editor, Bob Redd as County Editor, Charles Owens as Senior Copy Editor, and a quoted Bible verse from Matthew 13 44.
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Bob Reddity
Charles Owens
Books blur the line between fiction and truth in election year
Readers are offered a surge of political books by famous figures like Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton and Bill Byrd plus works by lesser known authors. The spread includes campaign tools and critical takes on Bush and Iraq. With many titles released and more to come voters face a surge of politically charged reads to inform or mislead.
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Bill Clinton
United States
Sen
Hillary Clinton
New York City
Washington D.C
Kerry Edwards
America
Clinton-Gore
House
Dennis Hastert
Congress
West Virginia
Robert Byrd
Hastert
Bush
Byrd
Iraq
Congress must clear 700 MHz band for public safety use
A healthcare professional urges Congress to dedicate the 700 MHz radio spectrum entirely to public safety agencies by 2006 to ensure reliable, direct interagency wireless communication. The letter argues current systems are unreliable and incompatible and stresses the need for effective emergency communications for public safety personnel.
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Congress
Fat free half and half sparks weight talk and FDA focus
Betsy Hart argues that fat free foods mislead dieting efforts and calories matter more than fat content. She cites a Wall Street Journal piece and FDA comments urging labeling changes while recalling fat free products masquerading as real. A personal rant ends with a plea for accurate disclosures.
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Wall Street Journal
Lester Crawford
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Journal
America
Dan Troy
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Kingdom of
Heaven
Betsy Hart
CNN
Fox News Channel
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