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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus view on civil liberties. It notes Congress shall not establish religion nor abridge free exercise, speech, press, assembly, or petition the government for redress of grievances. It names Steve Smith and Thomas A. Colley as publisher and executive editor.
Editorial notes Wise resists full debate with Myers and Giardina at a West Virginia Press Association gathering. Forum at Oglebay Park showed a gulf between mainstream politics and third party voices as Myers argues for a broader field. Wise, Giardina, Myers and Underwood faced questions, each outlining views on education and economic policy amid campaign tensions.
Bill Archer of the Daily Telegraph recalls a midnight shift at Exit Two Truck Stop on I-70 where rookie pump jockeys faced bugs and grime. He credits a moment of resolve with changing his life and embracing hard tasks with a positive attitude, joking he would try out if Olympics ever included toenail trimming.
Letter writers question why political candidates fund their own retirement and hospitalization plans while criticizing Social Security fixes. They argue politicians benefit from taxpayer dollars while claiming candidates never worked, and claim rising drug costs and Medicare profits amount to robbing Peter to pay Paul. The piece cites Ted Buchanan of Princeton West Virginia and calls for public feedback via Bluefield Daily Telegraph letters.
Mexican president elect Vicente Fox plans meetings with Bill Clinton to discuss an EU like cooperation among Mexico, the United States and Canada. He advocates economic convergence and large scale investment, possibly a postwar Marshall Plan for Mexico, while facing internal critics over child labor and social conservatism. Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn.
A West Virginia health care professional questions the push for a new 120 bed VA nursing home at Beckley VA Medical Center. He cites high occupancy in WV nursing homes, costs of new construction, and losses from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as reasons to reconsider funding. He urges lawmakers to rethink chronic care delivery for veterans and others.
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