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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1990
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board members present their consensus on current issues. A Bible quote from Matthew 11 28 is displayed below as a moral reflection for readers.
Editorial notes Martha Moore of Welch leads a positive counter narrative to rural poverty coverage in McDowell County. She won front page space for Welch’s alternate view, earned West Virginia’s Mayor of the Year, and will speak at a regional EPA meeting on Welch’s sewage project.
James Barbery recalls Ennis 14 month old daughter who loves skateboards. She progressed from indoor rides to sidewalk solos with a beat up orange board. Parents monitor closely while proud yet cautious, noting minor spills but no injuries.
A reader asks who decides which art qualifies for NEA funding and notes the current chair's stance that some offensive works deserve grants, warning of trouble if gatekeeping is left to a single authority.
Letter to the editor argues NEA funds extend beyond two “rotten apples” with critics noting reliance on private gifts, fiscal constraints, and free speech. It urges voter pressure on Congress and White House to favor private funding and reduce federal arts support.
Readers are advised that letters on public interest topics will be considered. Each letter must include signature address and telephone number and no anonymous submissions will be used. Pen names are not accepted and letters may be edited to fit available space.
An area man recounts celebrating his son’s first birthday at his former father-in-law’s home when a man with a .38 pistol opened fire. Four shots struck him as he shielded his baby on the porch. He was left on the scene until state police arrived and transported him to Roanoke Memorial. Doctors praised his fighting spirit and later he was moved to a local hospital. He attended Concord College and worked for Mercer General Insurance Agency for five years.
Gail Bowling of Princeton, a Princeton High School senior, was chosen by the Princeton Beta Sigma Phi City Council as its Ms Princeton Beta Sigma Phi representative for the West Air state convention held in Princeton ten years ago in 1980.
Weather forecasts for the Bluefield area show highs in the 90s with possible thunderstorms and clouds. Readings at the WHIS Radio transmitter on Route 52 ranged from 85 to 90 degrees as the Chamber of Commerce defends offering free lemonade, maintaining airport readings.
Fifty years ago in Pocahontas two men were shot by a man who had worked in a machine shop. One victim’s wife traveled to Pocahontas to seek arrest for a drunk charge, while another was wounded in the side late at night. A third man suffered minor shotgun injuries while trespassing on a neighbor’s property. Details were not verified.
On August 18 1940 the Luftwaffe resumes full scale attacks targeting RAF airfields in southern England while in East Africa Royal Navy ships withdraw British troops from British Somaliland in the face of Italian aggression as described in 2194 Days of War.
Carl T. Rowan argues President Bush risks alienating Democrats by tying budget cuts to the Persian Gulf crisis. He warns mobilization costs and war plans could backfire if perceived as a bluff, urging bipartisan support for security while addressing long standing budget and Reagan era debts.
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