Remembering Lennon and a cold night of crime reporting
Greg Jordan recalls the cold night covering a shooting scare at Grants Supermarket in Glenwood and pursuing facts amid police at the scene. He links the memory to John Lennon's 1980 murder, noting how 24 hour news and technology have changed journalism since college days at Marshall University.
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Samantha Perry
Samantha
Grants
Glenwood
Princeton
West Virginia State Police
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Princeton Police
New York City
Twitter
Facebook
Marshall University
the Parthanon
Lennon
Beatles
Kennedy
Reagan
John Lennon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Entry
Randy Mooney serves as Publisher and Samantha Pe as Editor with Charles Owens as Assistant Managing Editor. This notice includes a quotation about spiritual wickedness in high places from Ephesians detailing the paper’s editorial framing.
West Virginia graduation rates rise to 86.5 percent
State Department of Education reports four year high school graduation in West Virginia increased from 84.5 percent in 2013-14 to 86.5 percent in 2014-15 and five year rates rose from 83.6 to 84.7 percent. The plan aims for a 90 percent goal by 2020 with initiatives like an early warning system and dropout age increase to 17.
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West Virginia
Department of Education
Michael Martirano
Martirano
Earl Ray Tomblin
Thank you for shelter fire support from Second Chance For Cats
Elizabeth MacDonald and Darlene Little thank the community for outpouring help after a shelter fire. Special thanks go to the person who reported the fire, the neighbor who woke them, and Bluewell Montcalm and Green Valley Fire Departments. They praise veterinarians, TV stations, newspapers, volunteers, and those who donated time, supplies, or foster care. They apologize for any omissions and reaffirm their resolve to rebuild with continued prayers and support.
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Bluewell
Montcalm
Green Valley
Elizabeth MacDonald
Darlene Little
Obama policy critique on Iraq Syria and US stance
Op ed argues Obama failed to face reality on Middle East policy. It questions decisions on Iraq troop withdrawal, arming rebels in Syria, and limited anti terror measures. The piece critiques his Oval Office address and calls for concrete actions, tighter visa screening, and gun control without due process limits.
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Barack Obama
Iraq
Syria
Middle East
Obama
Nus
Europe
America
Oval Office
Congress
Ted Kennedy
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