Dr. Phil visit and Spartans name debate in Bluefield
Local headlines mix regional quirks with heat waves as Bluefield faces a home field venue loss for the Barons at Mitchell Stadium and a controversy over the Southside Spartans mascot name. NASA ties and a Toys for Tots event with Dr. Phil are noted, plus forecasts of 90s heat and lemonade stands amid town pride.
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Mercer County
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Cluefield Baily Telegraph Editorial Staff List
The newspaper announces staff roles including News Editor Sports Editor Samantha Perry and editors Andy Patton Brian Woodson Thomas A Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor Senior Editor City Editor Bill Archer Charles Owens. The Psalm 145:18 AKJV verse is included.
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Daily Telegraph
Cowens
Bottonline
Coal Heritage Trail Extends Through Southwest Virginia Byway
Virginia officials including Gov. Kaine celebrate the extension of the Coal Heritage Trail into Southwest Virginia. The 300 mile byway links Tazewell and Buchanan counties with Pocahontas Mine and Crab Orchard Museum, joins West Virginia routes near Bramwell, and aims to boost regional tourism with state-wide maps and promotional efforts.
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Timothy M. Kaine
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Tazewell
Buchanan
Pocahontas Exhibition
Crab Orchard
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Kaine
Tazewell County
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Raleigh
Mercer
Wyoming
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority
Alisa Bailey
Virginia Tourism Corp
Southwest
Letters on Tillman death and weather and roads inquiry
A reader questions why details of Pat Tillman’s death remain undisclosed and accuses Bush of withholding documents from the House committee. Another letter asks why Bluefield temperatures differ from airport readings and mocks the official figure. A third letter complains that grass is not mowed along Stoney Ridge Road and Old Bramwell Road.
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Bluefield
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Old Bramwell Road
Debate-rama exposes the 2007 presidential fray
The AFL-CIO debate in Chicago mocks earnest policy with WWF style posturing as candidates clash over how to handle al Qaeda sanctuaries in Pakistan. Obama pushes a tougher strategy while others dodge concrete plans, prompting pundits to call out the theatrics and highlight nuanced statecraft. Martin Schram notes the lone presidentially poised response from a former diplomat.
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