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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2005
Page
4
Community notes reveal PCH could not seal a chief executive candidate as he chose another facility, prompting a postponed special session. Gas costs hit drivers as fuel and essentials rise, while courthouse expansion and sheriff’s quarters reforms gain momentum in Mercer County. Barbara Hawkins reports.
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher with Samantha Perry as News Editor and Sports Editor. Senior Editor Bedere Hawkins, Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor, Serdot as City Editor, and Senior Copy Editor. A Bible verse appears in the end matter.
Under new TSA chief Edmund Hawley the agency plans faster less intrusive procedures. Proposals include ending universal shoe removal and restricting it to detections or suspicions while lifting bans on small items. No VIP exemptions for Congress or officials.
Letter to the Bluefield Board of Directors urges immediate action to clean streets and protect property. The author calls for enforceable anti littering and no loitering laws, visible foot patrols, and greater police interaction with residents to spur renewal and growth. AP Ue
J J Bragg of Princeton WV reports four to five years of loud music and shouting from apartments on Thornton Avenue. He says police, city, county, and state efforts failed and notes a magistrate told him no noise ordinance existed. He appeals to Commissioner Joe Coburn for faster relief.
Ruth Compton of Kernersville NC recalls Beaver High staff including teachers coaches and guidance counselors. She honors their legacy and the community's former motto WE BELIEVE hoping the standards remain high and the phrase not forgotten.
Bonnie Erbe argues the real estate bubble may burst as prices soar 20 percent in 18 months while wages lag. She notes rising oil costs near 70 dollars a barrel, high mortgage risk among first time buyers, and the widening wealth gap. The piece asks if the burst will come quietly or ignite a broader upheaval.
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