Poverty myth or welfare abuse in a radio call
A Texas radio host prompts Lucy a 32 year old mother of three who says she and her husband live comfortably on welfare. She claims benefits cover rent food and utilities while asserting many poor mimic their behavior. Census data contradicts the claim by detailing assets among the poor and challenging the War on Poverty.
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Austin
Texas
Lucy
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Lucy Called
Census Bureau
Newsroom staff notes and biblical verse line
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Randy Mooney as Publisher and News Editor with Andy Patton and Brian Woodson in editorial posts and Samantha Perry as Editor Senior Editor. The page also includes the verse Psalms 138 6 AKJV.
EPA MACT Act seen as check on EPA overreach in coal counties
U S Rep Morgan Griffith argues the EPA MACT Act would trim agency staff by 15 percent in three years with a possible fourth year. He contends new rules threaten coal plants and jobs while praising past reasonable regulations. Local coal regions welcome relief from perceived EPA overreach amid political gridlock.
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Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Morgan Griffith
R-Va
EPA
Griffith
West Virginia
Virginia
Appalachian
Giles County
Gina McCarthy
Coal
Senate
House
Southwest Virginia
Washington
Scrooge
Will Rogers
American Bar Association
Shoebox drive thanks donors at Bluefield church
Millie Butt, relay center coordinator at Bluefield, thanks partners for a successful Operation Christmas Child season. Drop-off was at Bluefield First Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center. Mercer and Tazewell counties yielded 1,746 shoeboxes from donors including Graham Middle School and National Business College. Boxes head to Boone NC processing before overseas delivery to children in need.
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Mercer
Tazewell
Graham Middle School
National Business College
Boone
N.C
Millie Butt Bluefield
Banks pass the buck in real estate recession critique
Dan K Thomasson argues banks prosper while workers rely on taxpayer support, citing UC Berkeley labor study showing many bank tellers and families rely on public aid. He notes high CEO pay, low teller wages, and tax funded subsidies, blaming understaffed banks and rising automation for wage stagnation and job cuts.
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Bob Cratchit- Ebenezer Scrooge
Labor Center
University of California Berkeley
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