There is more than determination in the eyes of young people
Bill Archer reflects on a surge of civic duty amid 9/11 memories and a new generation of volunteers. He notes how young people are stepping forward to serve, engage in politics, and defend freedoms, while warning that truth and trust must be earned, not inherited.
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Thomas More
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Robert Zimmerman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Bible Verses
The article lists staff positions at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including William Randy Deason publisher Thomas Colley executive editor and various editors and department heads. A quoted biblical verse from Isaiah 53 5 6 AKJV appears, referencing the suffering servant and atonement.
WV PSC urges energy saving as winter bills rise
West Virginia Public Service Commission warns residents facing higher electric and gas bills due to early winter storms. It recommends sealing homes, budget billing, and applying for LIEAP by Dec 12, plus other PSC programs and discounts for seniors, SSI, or food stamp recipients to ease heating costs.
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Letters: Voters cannot be disenfranchised
Reader Bill Skeat condemns efforts to disenfranchise voters referencing the 1965 Voting Rights Act and 1975 Supreme Court ruling. He cites literacy tests used to bar African-Americans and urges open public forum for all ideas in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Frustration grows over federal spending and local annexation
A reader voices concern about a 700 billion and potentially 800 billion federal bailout and a token stimulus, questioning funding for veterans care Medicare Medicaid Social Security and troops. The letter also notes Princeton annexation doubts, suggesting little cost rise for residents and loss of grant funds affecting local youth and jobs.
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Letters on Local Growth and Veterans Day Reflections
A Princeton WV reader urges annexation to empower growth and better roads and a local TV voice. Charles E. Hampton Sr. and others call for zoning action and timely fixes to Thorn Street Bridge. Veterans Day pieces praise service, urge daily appreciation, and thank veterans and shops supporting them.
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