Bluefield Holiday of Lights shines bigger in 2002 weekend
Bluefield prepares for a larger Holiday of Lights festival with drive throughs and three nights of carriage rides plus walk throughs. The feature draws families, including a granddaughter who adores Disney princesses, and invites residents to support the city while being entertained. Local weather chatter and woolly bear reports accompany notes on seasonal preparations.
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Bluefield
Pami
Salvation Army
Barbie
Bob
Sandra
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Names Leadership Team
Barbara Hawkins is listed as Managing Editor and Bill Archer serves as Executive Editor with Thomas A Colley as Ports Editor. Sopy Editor Bob Redd and Dennis Yena are among the staff, while Jeremiah 32 27 AV is quoted.
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Barbara Hawkins
The
Daily Telegraph
Bob Redd Sopy
Andy Potter
Rucinass
Dennis Yena
Lord
Jeremiah
Tazewell County OKs 3.3 Million for School Repairs
Board of Supervisors authorizes up to 3.3 million in borrowing for repairs across eight Tazewell County schools. Funds will cover roofs doors windows and fire alarm upgrades with safety and upkeep as priority. Superintendent Brenda Lawson notes urgent repairs and faster work to address leaky roofs and winter weather.
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Azewell County
Board of Supervisors
Tazewell
Ents
Brenda Lawson
Pocahontas High School
Letters Praise Telegraph Staff And Mrs Desmond Columns
A reader commends the Telegraph for its staff and repeatedly praises Kathy Kish Jaletta Desmond and Barbara Hawkins. He notes a recent Desmond column and praises spiritual and informative writing. He recalls reading to the blind via radio and urges continued strong community journalism with diverse coverage.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kathy Kish
Jaletta Desmond
Kathy
Barbara Hawkins
Barbara
Jesus Christ
Desmond
West Virginia Hospice Use Falls Behind National Averages
A report by Last Acts assigns mixed grades to hospice care in West Virginia and the U.S. noting underuse and late referrals. In 2000 WV saw 16.6 percent of patients over 65 use hospice in the last six months, versus 25 percent nationally, while 70 percent of Americans wish to die at home, a goal hospice could support. The piece argues death anxiety and silence hinder discussions, and notes WV hospices are mostly independent non profits relying on hospital and physician referrals.
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America
The
Last Acts
Coalition To
West Virginia
West
Hospice care improves end of life quality in West Virginia
The Center for End of Life Care and Hospice Council of West Virginia urge earlier hospice referrals, better physician education, and stronger funding to expand home hospice and palliative services. Charlene Farrell notes high patient and family satisfaction, with 98 percent reporting satisfaction and most deaths at home.
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Center For
West Virginia
Bureau of Health
Center
Charlene Farrell
Hospice Council of
West
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Cluefield Daily Telegraph
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Bill Archer
Thomas A. Colley
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Randy Deason
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