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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2003
Page
5
Samantha Perry writes of the Northeastern US and Canada blackout that halted the Daily Telegraph newsroom. Editors scrambled to finish Friday edition as power failed then slowly returned, phones rang, and staff kept calm, joking to meet the deadline.
A compact byline list for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph shows Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor with roles across news, sports, and editing departments. The page features a biblical quotation from Psalms 34 17 18.
Smith Ridge Virginia residents built their own water system under the Tazewell County Public Service Authority. The program reduced rooftop cistern dependence and fostered neighborly cooperation. Funding requires 51 percent low income labor and at least 15 connections. The success spurred Peel Chestnut Mountain Falls Mills and Bear Wallow projects. The authority foresees more Self-Help efforts.
The letter cites rising ethnic disparities in health outcomes among Black Americans including higher rates of breast cancer HIV AIDS heart disease cancer and infant mortality. It urges action through regular checkups healthier lifestyle diabetes control stress management and cites guidance by Gloria A Flack Reeves urging personal responsibility and provider discussion.
The column links Democratic presidential contenders to U.S. power grid anxieties with Bill Richardson highlighted as a critic of the grid. It notes regional transmission groups, a resistant energy bill, and political stakes amid culture war clashes and a looming 9/11 memorial fund drive. It also mentions candidates Schwarzenegger and Mary Carey and a push to raise Social Security retirement age.
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