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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2008
Page
1
Illinois GOP member laments delay on Obama seat special election
In Illinois, Ron Stephens voices frustration as House Speaker Michael Madigan cancels plans for a special election to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. The weather forecast notes rain likely with a high near 57 and a 70 percent chance of precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Stephens
Illinois
House
Michael Madigan
Barack Obama
Senate
Kaine to propose cigarette tax hike in Virginia
Virginia Governor Kaine plans to unveil a cigarette tax increase proposal aiming to bolster state revenues. The move targets health funding and education programs, with details awaiting budget discussions and legislative response.
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Virginia
Kaine
Prerogative Shelter Drive aims to aid area animals
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph launches its second Annual Prerogative Shelter Drive to collect pet food, treats, and toys for Mercer, McDowell, and Tazewell county shelters. Editor Samantha Perry notes many small donations add up to a large impact, keeping animals warm and fed this Christmas. Donations can be dropped in paper boxes or at the newspaper offices in Bluefield and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer
McDowell
Tazewell County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Bluefield Avenue
Thorn Street
Princeton
Donna Murphy
Lottery results for West Virginia and Virginia daily games
West Virginia Daily 3 draws 2 8 4 and Daily 4 4 9 8 1 Virginia Pick 3 5 0 5 and Pick 4 8 5 3 1. No further details provided.
Delivery questions and customer service hours
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Suspect sought in southwest Virginia shootings
Authorities searched Wythe and Pulaski counties for Douglas Albert Jaccard 58 after two neighbors were shot one fatally and a sheriff's deputy injured A woman jumped from a second story to escape a related house fire investigators link to the shootings A command post and multiple agencies including K 9 units helicopters and US Marshals assisted in the search The suspect was at large Tuesday night with units saturating the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draper
Virginia
Wythe
Pulaski
Douglas Albert Jaccard
Wythe County
Michael Conroy
Joseph Foster Bane
Jaccard
Keith Dunagan
Wythe County Sheriff's Office
Bane
Sheriff's
Dunagan
Conroy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
U.S. Marshals Service
Riverview Church of God
Tremendous generosity boosts Tree Fund past 25000 dollars
Donations near 2000 on Tuesday pushed the Community Christmas Tree Fund beyond the 25000 dollar goal. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsored effort, known as the Little Jimmie campaign, supports gifts and treats for local children in need across southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jimmie
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Tom
Fed cuts key rate to record low amid crisis
The Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate to 0 to 0.25 percent, the lowest on record, signaling use of all tools to fight a severe financial crisis and recession. Markets cheered the aggressive move as analysts had expected a smaller cut to 0.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
Wall Street
History comes alive at Mercer County Model U N
High school and middle school students reenact the Cuban Missile Crisis during the annual Mercer County Model United Nations. Diplomacy is tested as reporters and international officials navigate tense standoffs, with real world stakes framed by a fictional crisis.
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Bluefield State College
Model U.N
Mercer County
Russia
United States
America
United Nations
Soviet Union
Cuba
Turkey
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