Your Town and Wilder's Reach Across Four Seasons
Larry Hypes reflects on Thornton Wilder's Our Town and how hometown life, change, and community values shape daily life. He notes enduring archetypes like Emily and Mrs Gibbs, laments growth, and praises neighbors who maintain lawns and civic spirit across town.
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Thornton Wilder
Main Street
Mark Twain
Wilder
Howie Newsome
Gail Webb
Emily
Charon Wood
Bluefield College
Charon
Rhett Butler
Mother
New York
Georges
Emilys
Four Seasons
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff Lineup
Bluefield Baily Telegraph lists Samantha Perry as News Editor and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor along with an Executive and Managing Editor role. The page quotes Colossians 3 17 as a guiding motto for the paper.
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Thomas A. Colley
Little Jimmy Christmas Tree Fund needs help this year
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph appeal shows only $4,679 raised of a $25,000 goal for 800 children. At $31.25 per child, the likely contribution seems small, but the impact remains the same: bringing Christmas to the area’s less fortunate and sharing holiday joy.
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Jimmy
Santa
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Samuel E. Lester
Community rallies to fund Beeson voting center improvements
Beeson residents unite to raise funds for a sewer system and bathroom at the Pinoak Community Center serving precinct No. 49. The effort involved Lashmeet Lashmeet Raritan Club Bibles in the School Club and Lashmeet Fire Department with hot dog sales auctions and broad local support. County officials and candidates supported the update to keep the polling place viable.
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Lashmeet
Pinoak
Pinoak C.E.O.S. Club
Lashmeet Raritan Club
Bibles In
Lashmeet Fire Department
Beeson
Lighting Up Bluefield Library Front Could Brighten Mood
A reader writes praising Bluefield Virginia Public Library and staff then urges the town or county to install floodlights at the front to improve winter daylight and create a warmer, safer approach, comparing the idea to lighting at the nearby ballfield.
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Bluefield
Virginia Public Library
County Board of Supervisors
Bald Eagle Recovery Moves Beyond Endangered List
Congress clears legislation celebrating the bald eagle recovery and creates a dedicated funding pool for its long term growth. Sen. Byrd champions resources as the species leaves the endangered list, while the Endangered Species Act outlines five years of post delisting monitoring and a special U S Mint coin set to commemorate the revival.
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Robert C. Byrd
Congress
Sen
Byrd
Lamar Alexander
United States Mint
Intelligence Reform Bill Aims to Strengthen U S Security
Barbara Hawkins reports on a reform bill touted as strengthening the nation’s first defense line in the war on terror. The plan includes a Director of National Intelligence to oversee 15 agencies, plus proposals for counter terror centers to better coordinate data across agencies like the CIA. West Virginia’s flood plan, aided by Sen. Byrd, seeks long term safety with $1 million in federal funds and cross-agency action. Virginia Governor Warner’s remarks at a Bluefield Chamber dinner highlight regional cooperation and future meetings with Gov.-elect Manchin to discuss jobs and economic growth.
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Rockefeller
CIA
West Virginia
Sen
Byrd
Legislative
Russ Campbell
WVCA
Virginia
Mark Warner
Greater Bluefield
Manchin
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Webb
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Emily Webb
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
The
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Lord Jesus
God
Father
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Little Jimmy
Linda Mills
Pinoak C.E.U.S. Club Secretary
Barry
Thn Wook
Bald Eagle
Warner
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
W.va
Virginia General Assembly
Barbara Hawkins
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