A Thousand Stars in the Sky Echoed Through 1966 Steel Strike
Bill Archer recalls a late 1966 steel-haulers strike near West Alexander on U.S. Route 40. He shares hitchhiking, work battling tires, broken hearts, and nights spent with truckers by a fire, while reflecting on later recalls of the I-70 rest area shooting and the 1974 truckers’ shutdown.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Credits and Verse Quotation
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Randy Moone as publisher and Samantha Perry as news editor with Andy Patton as senior editor and Brian Woodson as assistant managing editor. The page includes a Proverbs 16 7 AKJV quotation: When a man's ways please the LORD he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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Scam alert warns of E ZPass phishing targeting West Virginia travelers
West Virginia officials warn of a phishing scam spoofing EZPass emails to steal personal and financial data. The scam mirrors last summer and asks victims to click a link to pay alleged tolls. Calls to WV Parkways Authority and FBI urge deletion of emails and safe account checks via official channels.
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Readers weigh in on Virginia rate cuts and local schools
Readers comment on Appalachian Power rate reduction in Virginia and West Virginia relief, out of state student admissions in Tazewell County Schools, traffic concerns at Whitethorn Elementary, and calls to restore crossing guards. They name Mercer County schools and Bluefield High School as positives and note Carlos Delgado being chosen among Toronto’s four best players.
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Carlos Delgado
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Reader letters mix politics and sports chatter online
A stream of reader comments touches on DUI checkpoint notices, Blue Jays history, a James Monroe High volleyball item, a psychiatric evaluation comment, and local political talk. Posts range from praise and sarcasm to calls for caution, with several names and places like Princeton, UMWA, Tazewell, and Tech surfaced within the dialogue.
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