Daily Telegraph Editorial Board Opinions and Bible Quote
The opinions in the columns are the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus. Members listed include J Stanley Warren, Thomas A Colley, Bob Pepalis, Jim Terry, Barbara Hawkins, David Barker, Don Cuppett. Today’s Bible quote cites Ezekiel 18 20 about the soul that sinneth dying.
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Daily Telegraph
J. Stanley Warren
Thomas A. Colley
Bob Pepalis
Jim Terry
Princeton
Barbara Hawkins
David Barker
Don Cuppett
Editorials Fiscal Reality in Virginia Budget
Virginia leaders face a tight budget as Gov. Wilder curbs spending and local revenue, ruling out tax hikes for now. While protecting aid to the poor and public safety, the plan shifts burden to localities, likely boosting real estate and personal property taxes and impacting schools. Decisions must consider long term effects on Virginians.
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Virginia
Douglas Wilder
Wilder
West Virginia education reform push faces cautious Legislature
Charleston bureau reports Gov. Caperton and lawmakers debate public school overhaul new task force study urges periodic testing and pace flexibility for teachers while acknowledging resource strains and funding gaps. Yoder joins Rockefeller race at state fair as political climate grows tense.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Gaston Caperton
Caperton Rey
Wail
John Yoder
Yoder
Jay Rockefeller
State loses over 60 million. taxpayers face higher taxes
A letter argues the state has lost more than 60 million this year and warns that average taxpayers will bear the burden through higher taxes to cover the revenue shortfall. The writer decries the financial impact and calls for scrutiny of fiscal policy.
Super Tax Credit Disclosure Drive Urges Public Accountability
Frank Thurman of UMWA Local 340 Uler West Virginia backs Sen James Humphreys and Sen Charlotte Pritt in demanding full disclosure of corporations that received Super Tax Credits. The letter says over 60 million was lost this year and urges legislators to require public reports on tax savings and jobs created, plus repayment of funds for firms that failed to deliver job promises.
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James Humphreys
Charlotte Pritt
Giles County achieves Virginia's lowest dropout rate
Giles County School System posted 1.5 percent dropout rate for 1988-89, well below the state average of 4.8 percent and Roanoke County's 3.6 percent. Petersburg and Richmond logged the highest rates, while educators, students, and families are praised for leading the state.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Giles County
Giles
Roanoke County
Petersburg
Richmond
Gile County
Fires Leave Athens High and Silver Springs in Wake of Arson
Five years ago in Mercer County arson sparked fires at Athens High School gym and Silver Springs Elementary media center. Damages reached about 300000 and 30000 respectively as authorities pursued the case. Paul Fink Jr. chosen Mercer County Conservation Farmer of the Year for pasture rotation and watering troughs. Rev. David Gulley of Open Door Fellowship Church delivered the invocation at a community event. Mercer County Board of Education voted to recognize a transportation routing plan saving 214000, with Don R Richardson Associates handling management changes.
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Athens High School
Silver Springs Elementary
Ions High
Silver Springs
Paul Fink Jr
Egeria Road
Mercer County
Fink
Southern Soil Conservation District
David Gulley
Open Door Fellowship Church
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Don R. Richardson Associates, Inc
Management Consultants of
Charleston
Unique cobblestone fireplace and statue at Bluefield City Park
In 1965 Bluefield Virginia adds a cobblestone fireplace with a concrete doll statue built by Wallace Wright of the street department. City Manager Randolph Whittle calls it original and attractive. a nearby shelter sees less use due to lack of adjacent fireplace. Also, Tazewell County hosts the second annual pony show at the fairground, supported by the Tazewell Volunteer Fire Department, one of the largest pony shows in Southwest Virginia.
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Bluefield City Park
Wallace Wright
Randolph Whittle
Whittle
Tazewell County Fairground
Tazewell
Bramwell Women’s Club leads 1940 Clean Up drive campaign
Fifty years ago the Bramwell Women's club under civic chair Mrs E B Baker and president Mrs C W Freeman advanced a general beautification effort. An advertisement for Sherry's Deep Cut Drugs lists tissue packs at .16, aspirin at .59, bobby pins two for .5, and soap at .22 across Princeton and Bluefield stores.
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Bramwell Women’s Club
E.B. Baker
C.W. Freeman
Sherry
Princeton
Bluefield
Mussolini Orders Italy War Prep Delayed For Greece
Fifty years ago on August 22 during World War II Mussolini ordered Italy to postpone war preparations against Greece while Germany deployed large coastal cannons in the English Channel. The artillery actions prompted some Britons to evacuate Dover as Allied concerns grew.
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Mussolini
Italy
Greece
English Channel
England
Dover
St Mary's Picnic organizer Dale Talley aids Bluefield mayor
Ten years ago Dale Talley managed duties to run a St Marys community picnic with support from Bluefield Mayor Don Keesling, reflecting local civic effort and ongoing collaboration between the two towns.
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Dale Talley
St. Mary's
Bluefield
Don Keesling
Daily Telegraph staff compile by Lillian Roten
Lillian Roten of the Daily Telegraph staff compiles a city desk update detailing ongoing reporting and editorial inputs for the newspaper.
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Lillian Roten
Daily Telegraph
Travel tease mocks Middle East perils and tourism
Satirical piece by Lewis Grizzard urges readers to visit Iraq Saudi Arabia and others for bargain holidays while lampooning war risk and regional customs. It uses provocative humor about beheadings tanks and eye plucking to poke fun at travel hype and stereotypes.
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Middle East
San Francisco
New York
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Iraq
Eye Plucker
Saudi Arabia
Daytona
Oman
Turkey
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