End of an era as Brokaw and rivals depart NBC CBS
Larry Hypes, a Tazewell High School teacher and Daily Telegraph columnist, reflects on the fading era of live nightly news from Brokaw and the shifts in broadcasting. He notes how speed of information has outpaced older formats, with 24 hour channels and portable devices changing how we receive events.
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Brokaw
NBC Nightly News
Dan Rather
CBS
Peter Jennings
ABC
MSNBC
WTBS
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Staff List Fragment
Partial masthead from Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists editors and staff roles including Thomas A Colley Executive Editor News Editor State Editor Senior Writer Samantha Perry Managing Editor Barbara Hawkins Sports Editor City County Editor Charles Owens Senior Copy Editor and others with a biblical quotation cited.
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Charles Owens
Huis Allen Roberts
Clergy Volunteer Crisis Team Expands Emergency Support
Clergy volunteers and existing emergency responders in Mercer County expand disaster response with crisis chaplains. Rev. Erick Riddle led the second minister training session at the health center as area pastors prepare to counsel disaster victims and assist fire departments, rescue squads, and hospitals.
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United States
South Bluefield
Erick Riddle
Maple View Church of Christ
Mercer County
Office of Emergency
Four Seasons
Mercer
Security bill clash over immigration and licenses dispute
House leaders criticize the Senate Intelligence Bill for security gaps especially granting licenses to illegal aliens. They urge reform to close loopholes and confront critics allied with Open Border groups. Public safety concerns extend to McDowell County Route 103 speeding and neglected patrols, urging action on Route 102 and wider law enforcement presence to curb crime and traffic dangers.
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Senate
House Judiciary
Jim Sensenbrenner
R-Wd
Armed Services Committee
Duncan Hunter
R-Ca
Ts House
McDowell County
Rees
Coney Island
Skygusty
Democrats Say Get Back To Business, Bush Victory Questioned
Chris Powell, managing editor of The Manchester Journal Inquirer, argues the left undermines democracy by framing Bush victory as fraud in Florida and elsewhere. He cites Berkeley study claims, exit polls, and historical cynicism to urge Republicans and Democrats to focus on policy and restore political competition.
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Providence Journal
Bush
Florida
University of California At Berkeley
Berkeley
Hartford
Conn
New York
Berkeley Crew
West Virginia
Ohio
John Kerry
H.L. Mencken
Coolidge
Democracy
Mencken
Chris Powell
Manchester, Conn
Journal
Inquirer
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