Rockefeller height features in Mercer County talks
U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia faced amused audiences at the Brushfork Armory as two tall men met him, underscoring his height. The event highlighted regional economic development efforts with Farley urging unity and “we” over “I” while Bluefield and Princeton officials discussed an equestrian park project and joint city cooperation.
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Rockefeller
D-W.va
Mercer County
Brushfork Armory
Armory
U.S
Sen
Jay
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Farley
Princeton
Bluefield
Mark
Henne
Bluefield Chamber
Marc Meachum
West Virginia
Mercer
Bluefield Daily News Staff Credits and Quote
The notice lists editors and staff of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including News Editor Sports Editor Senior Editor Andy Patton Brian Woodson Barbara Hawkins City Editor Senior Copy Ed Bill Archer and Charles Owens along with Allen Roberts. A Biblical verse about divine chastening is quoted.
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Barbara Hawkins
The
Daily Telegraph
Bhawkins
Bottonline.com
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Bill Archer Deere
Charles Owens
Allen Roberts
Mercer County Drug Court aims to ease jail burden
Mercer County launches a new Drug Court for non-violent offenders on January 10, following the Day Report Center’s success. The multi-disciplinary team spent years researching programs nationwide to create a state of the art system intended to reduce recidivism, improve judicial efficiency, and address root causes of drug crime without incarceration. The effort reflects community support and aims to expand regional impact as it develops.
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Nyone
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County Circuit Courts
Mercer County Day Report Center
Mercer County
Mountain State
Drug Court
Intelligent design versus evolution in public debate
A reader questions the value of intelligent design and Darwinian evolution as science. The letter argues that both sides rest on faith or unproven origins, mocks ID as absurd, and cautions against privileging one theory as science while the other is taught.
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Mr. Zigler
Science
Bologna
War on Christmas debate mirrors Fox News hosts view
A column argues that the so called war on Christmas is real, citing Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and FrontPageMagazine com. It defends Christmas greetings and public displays noting legal rulings and Dickens legacy. It urges tolerance and restraint in schools and society.
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Il O’reilly
John B Gibson
Fox News
Honors College
Florida Atlantic University
FrontPageMagazine.com
Adam Cohen
The
New York Times
O'Reilly
Charles Dickens
Supreme Court
America
Scrooge
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Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Technical Education
Concord University
Christopher Smallwood
M.N
Mike
Concord
Roanoke College
Virginia
VPI
Management Institute of the
Roanoke Valley Business Community
Tracy Luff
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William
Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Mercer County Drug Court
Addam Wees
Jay Ambrose
Dickens
Cohen
O’reilly
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