The First Amendment Mantra on a Fraying Cloth
Samantha Perry reflects on a century old heirloom prayer framed in the kitchen and a wall quote from the U S Constitution that guides journalists through chaos. The piece blends personal memory with the duty of truth telling and the daily grind of newsroom life.
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Chamber merger creates two Virginias Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Bluefield and Princeton Mercer County chambers unify as the Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias representing Mercer County and Bluefield Virginia across nearby Tazewell County. Leaders praise unity, regional economic benefits, and stronger legislative influence despite some social media resistance.
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Rebekah Ritter
Jason Reed
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Nixon, Bush, and a landmark White House moment in print
A reflective memoir of May 1973, detailing Nixon's admission that the Watergate probe may involve a CIA link, the fallout with George H W Bush as RNC chair, and the author’s role in conveying the event to Newsday readers. The piece recalls Oval Office tensions, Bush’s Today Show plans, and a long friendship shaped by postwar leadership and later reconciliation.
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Paget Bush
Charles
Bebe) Rebozo
Martin Schram
Pacific
Germany
Time Magazine
Hugh Sidey
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