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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1995
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus on current issues signed by Executive Editor Thomas A Colley. The piece cites a biblical verse from First Timothy and frames the editorial stance around moral guidance and public discourse.
Mary Damron and family collected seven thousand shoe boxes across the state containing toys crayons coloring books shampoo toothbrushes and more for Bosnian children. The project tied to Operation Christmas Child and honored at the White House underscores Christmas spirit and humanitarian giving beyond personal concerns. Franklin Graham and the Clintons are noted for their participation and support as Damron travels to Bosnia again.
Larry Hypes recalls how Christmas preparations looked in the coalfields of Four Seasons Country. He contrasts modern mall comforts with old traditions from Bluefield area stores, family trees carved from hillside timber, and local memories of gas stations, company stores, and festive windows.
A parent lauds a teacher at an elementary school for handling a race related confrontation during a fundraiser dance. The writer commends her leadership, efficiency, and dedication, proposing October 19 as Karen Thorn day in her honor.
Virginia reporter Charles Owens surveys Tazewell County as 1996 approaches noting changes in local government led by new Bluefield mayor Charlie Green and new council member Robert Britton. He adds shifts on the Board of Supervisors, upcoming school board changes, and ongoing debates over the Baptist Valley Water Project and a state prison proposal.
Dale McFeatters notes Albania opens to tourists after decades of isolation under Enver Hoxha. He describes harsh border controls, postwar chaos, and a landscape scarred by concrete pillboxes and Stalin statues. The government hopes tourism becomes its future.
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