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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1998
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board states the opinions below reflect consensus on press and speech rights. Publisher Steve Smith and executive editor Thomas A. Colley sign on. The passage cites constitutional guarantees and a biblically rooted exhortation to wisdom, teaching, and psalms.
The Daily Telegraph backs Roger Rife for the 38th Senatorial District special election on December 15. The endorsement cites his experience as a Garden High School educator and Garden County official, noting his leadership to attract industry, support youth, and oversee regional progress including the Appalachian School of Law.
The Tree known as Little Jimmie sustains its 43rd annual community gift event in Bluefield with 600 children receiving bags of toys, hats, gloves, fruit, and candy. Planning grouped ages into a single party this year, with six civic groups managing specific age brackets. The event at Bluefield City Auditorium on December 23 includes shopping at Kmart, Santa arrival, and faces lit with gratitude from volunteers and donors listed daily in the Daily Telegraph.
A 72 year old WWII veteran appeals to U S Rep Nick Rahall urging against Clinton impeachment. He argues a Senate trial would harm the nation, could fail to remove him, and damage trust abroad while urging censure as a sufficient response. He stresses unity and future healing.
Chelyen Davis, a Virginia reporter, reflects on whether President Clinton’s extramarital affair justifies impeachment. The piece argues perjury is serious but impeachment for lying about sex sets a dangerous precedent and misuses public life as a private matter. It questions media overreach and the impact on future public service.
The piece notes the 2000 presidential race gearing up outside Washington with front-loaded primaries forcing early fundraising. Gore, Bradley, Wellstone, Kerrey, Kerry, Gephardt, Jackson and others loom. On the Republican side Bush leads, with Quayle, Alexander, Ashcroft, Kasich, Forbes also testing waters along with Wilson, Bauer, McCain, and Thompson. It also reports a malfunctioning Predator drone amid Kosovo and Iraq’s continued bans on UN inspectors amid Ramadan. Former Rep Huffington’s gay rights record is discussed.
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