Editorial Board Consensus and Bible Quote
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus on current opinions, with Gary Adkisson and Thomas A. Colley as publisher and executive editor. Today’s Bible verse emphasizes trust in the LORD and resilience, likening faith to a tree planted by waters that yields fruit despite drought.
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Gary Adkisson
Thomas A. Colley
West Virginia and Virginia Grade Gap in Education Study
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education assigns Virginia a B in most categories and a C in college affordability. West Virginia fares poorly with D and F marks, including D plus for high school preparation and a D in affordability, while civic and economic benefits are rated minimal. The report urges policy discussion and urgent reforms as lawmakers prepare for the February session.
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Virginia
Mountain State
National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education
West Virginia
Concord College
Jerry Beasley
Analysis of lame duck Congress to govern from the center
The lame duck session faces unfinished business with four appropriations bills and a pending tax cut and minimum wage raise, as Clinton remains president with a narrowly divided Congress. With 2001 set for a tied Senate and a barely Republican House, power sharing and compromise may define governance.
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Ashington
Congress
Florida
House
Senate
Clinton
Bill Clinton
White House
George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
Gore
Dick Cheney
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Letters to the editor clash over morality and politics
Jonah P. Sparks of N. Tazewell Va argues that the battle between good and evil splits the nation. He criticizes abortion rights and gay rights, condemns tolerance as a trap, and urges readers to judge by biblical law citing Romans 1 32 and Romans 2 5. He urges political choices aligned with scripture. He denounces secular labels used to silence faith.
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Hell
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Isaac
Jacob
Buchanan
Jesus
Jonah P. Sparks
N. Tazewell, Va
Public OpinionMismatch as Bush Gore Lead Polls Scramble
Washington voters face a fast moving political storm as polls show Bush winning Florida and broad questions about concession. Analysts caution one night surveys vary by wording yet many see Bush as likely president while a sizable share favor conceding or accepting either outcome.
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Ashington
George W. Bush
Florida
White House
al Gore
Thomas Mann
The
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Washington
Taal
Andrew Kohut
Pew Research Center For
Gore
Bush
NBC News
CBS
New York Times
CBS Times
Matthew Dowd
Kohut
Doug Hattaway
Peter Hart
Political clash over USS Cole retaliation and Capitol Hill battles
Fragmented remarks mix diplomacy on the USS Cole attack with partisan fights over a spending bill and Senate control. The piece notes waning White House urgency for revenge, Thurmond’s 98th birthday, and shifting power as Democrats and Republicans jostle for leverage in a Congress changing hands.
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GOP
George W. Bush
White House
Congress
Washington
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate
Thurmond
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