Shelter Drive Seeks Local Animal Aid From Readers
Samantha Perry promotes the Prerogative Daily Telegraph Shelter Drive urging readers to donate food treats and items for animals in Mercer McDowell and Tazewell shelters and Pet Haven Bluefield VA. Donations are accepted at Daily Telegraph and Princeton Times offices Monday to Friday with pickups next Saturday.
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West Virginia
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Pugsley
Princeton Times
Mercer
McDowell
Tazewell County
Pet Haven
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff List and Quotation
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph presents staff listings for the publisher editor and editors including Darryl Hudson News Editor Andy Patton Sports Editor and Brian Woodson Samantha Perry managing editors City Editor. A quoted biblical verse appears amid the page text.
Mercer County see growth as new outlets rise near Princeton
New growth appears as Mercer County lures chains with new outlets along I 77 and Route 460 near Princeton. Sheetz builds two outlets near Exit 9 and Courthouse Road with a possible strip mall. National College opens a campus outside 600. Bluefield plans a Colonial Intermodal Center with $16 million federal funds sought, plus hotels and restaurants.
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Sheetz
U.S Route 460
Courthouse Road
Hunnicutt Stadium
Robert Farley
Farley
National College
Bluefield
Matz Hotel
Marc Meachum
Greater
Letters On Welfare And Work Ethic In Society
A reader argues against federal welfare with a focus on SSI and drug use. The letter claims cutting SSI would save money and reduce drug problems, criticizing so-called big thinkers for penalizing the poor while advocating Christian values of work.
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Readers invited to send letters to editor
The Daily Telegraph requests letters on public interest topics for publication. Submissions should include the writer's signature address and phone number and be sent by email to editor at bdtonline.com.
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Wealth Gap Widening Sparks Tax Debate Across Parties
A column argues that wealth concentration has grown since 1983, with the top 1 percent owning about 43 percent of wealth while the bottom 80 percent hold about seven percent. Inflation, political influence, and proposed tax cuts are cited as tools benefiting the rich, urging redistributive focus on workers. The piece critiques government funding leverage and health insurance reform needs.
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Local Opinion and Upcoming Mercer County Representation
A reader letter questions wealth redistribution and health care access while criticizing bureaucratic red tape in healthcare. The piece notes Mercer County will gain two new Senators and a new Delegate, with a town hall planned December 7 at Bluefield City Hall inviting public input. It mentions elected officials Ron Miller Mark Wills Joe Ellington Marty Gearheart and returning Senators Truman Chafin John Fanning Delegates John Frazier Linda Phillips Daniel Hall. The section also covers Wil Bramwell’s Christmas Parade honoring Edris Miller and closes with a note about Bluefield resident Wilson Butt.
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Mercer County
Ron Miller
Mark Wills
Joe Ellington
Marty Gearheart
Truman Chafin
John Fanning
John Frazier
Linda Phillips
Daniel Hall
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