Parking a Reporter’s Risky Dash to News Scenes
Greg Jordan recounts parking gambles during breaking events from a journalist’s view. He recalls near misses with blocked exits and a tunnel fire, stressing safety and avoiding hindrance to first responders while sharing a cautionary tale for daily driving.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Credits and Bible Verse
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff roles with Randy Mooney as News Editor, Andy Patton as Publisher alongside key editors Samantha Perry and Charles Owens, and Brian Woodson as Sports Editor. The page opens with Psalm 118 24.
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Virginia Jobs Rise As Unemployment Hits 3.1 Percent
Virginia reports a July unemployment rate of 3.1 percent the lowest since August 2007 with a record high labor force of 4,356,623 and 4,223,275 in household employment. Despite gains, Southwest Virginia lags, with coal losses and calls for state action and new projects to spur high tech and manufacturing jobs.
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Spay Neuter Day Promotes Help for Sheltered Animals
A letter urges recognition of Homeless Animals Day and action to spay or neuter pets. It claims spaying a female dog prevents 67,000 puppies in six years and spaying a female cat prevents 370,000 kittens in seven years, citing Lindsay Pollard-Post for the PETA Foundation in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Optimism and Growth Highlight West Virginia Chamber Gathering
West Virginia business leaders gather later this month for the annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce meeting. Optimism centers on job creation wage growth and rising tax revenues as the economy shows improvement. Leaders from education finance trade energy manufacturing and health care will share speeches and hold meetings while policymakers discuss modernization including court reform tax policy and broadband expansion. Steve Roberts president of the WV Chamber emphasizes progress and calls for continued action to sustain expansion across the state.
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