Weather obsession fuels a life in weather lore and forecasts
Tom Bone recalls growing up amid big snowstorms in Monroe County and following weather maps on WDBJ TV and the Today Show. He describes learning meteorology terms, working at WOWK, and the distinction between broadcast meteorologists and generic announcers. He muses on a possible career in weather, but remains a Daily Telegraph sports writer and cartoonist.
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Weather Channel
Monroe County
Wdbj-Tv
Roanoke
mid-Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Virginias
Bermuda
Huntington
WOWK
United States
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Garden Variety
Weather Service
Embry-Riddle
Mississippi
Michael Haynes
WVVA
Raleigh County
Jerry Jarrell
National Hurricane Center
Starkville
Miss
Tom Bone
Daily Telegraph
Tbone
Bottonline
Telegraph publishes staff and Bible verse message
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with Samantha Perry as Managing Editor and News Editor. Andy Patton and Brian Woodson are Senior Editor City Editor and Bill Archer. Charles Owens shares a Bible verse about prayer and peace in Christ Jesus.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
City
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Virginia governor proposes health care subsidies for working poor
Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine unveils a two year budget of 25.5 million dollars to expand health coverage for working poor non Medicaid residents. The plan includes 10 million for needy clinics 7.7 million to subsidize premiums and 7.5 million for prenatal care. It also funds dental care and free cancer screenings while mandating a one third participant payment and employer matched third.
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Virginia
Timothy Kaine
Kaine
Forbes Magazine
United States
Mission of Mercy Dental Project
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Debbie Oswalt
Letters on U S toy manufacturing and local issues
A reader laments the decline of U S toy production and calls for action to create American jobs and safer goods. Other letters critique Mercer County air service leadership, discuss inclusivity during celebrations, and warn of potential urban decay in Bluefield while urging civic engagement at the next election.
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America
Mercer County
Jesus
Bluefield
Tom Bone
Newdship
Indiana expands aid to curb college costs across nation
Indiana University joins a group of major institutions in a billion dollar drive to cut tuition and fees for low and middle income students. President Michael McRobbie said 1000 in state students from families under 50 thousand will pay 341 for tuition room and board, while 1500 more from families up to 100 thousand will see costs drop to 8300. Cal Tech Harvard and others follow with no loan or reduced payments for qualifying families.
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Indiana University
New Indiana Sy
Michael McRobbie
Harvard University
California Institute of Technology
Princeton
Yale
Pomona College
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia
Elim
Indiana University Foundation
McRobbie
Indiana
Cal Tech
Harvard
Washington, D.C
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Scripps Howard News Service
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