Ageless language legacy: Bible and Shakespeare praised
The author extols the King James Bible and William Shakespeare as enduring pillars of language. From Pocahontas High to Bluefield colleges, a lifelong respect for English evolves through multiple educators and schools, celebrating timeless literary influence.
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Iss Daisy
History Channel
Temple of Mankind
Pocahontas High School
Bluefield College
Velma C Jackson
Marjorie Chariton
Bluefield State
Graham High School
Eleanor (Douthat) Kensinger
Emilie Jones
Susie Welcker
Madeline Hurt
Iva Dean
Tazewell High School
Mary Sue Dean
Richlands High
Knowledge of Bible and Shakespeare Teaches Western Culture
Larry Hypes, a Daily Telegraph columnist and Tazewell High School teacher, argues that true education in Western civilization rests on a solid foundation in the Bible and Shakespeare. He notes classroom emphasis on Shakespearean plays, cites 46 influential phrases, and links linguistic impact to historical events from 1611 to Yorktown.
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George Bernard Shaw
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sports Briefs
Bluefield sourcing shows sports items involving Darryl Hudson Patten Bratt Woodson Samantha Perry and editor Bill Archer Charles Owens with a religious scripture quote as part of the page header. Details are fragmented but indicate sports coverage and staff names on the city desk.
Regulators Lag as Texting Driving Becomes Rising Hazard
The Washington Post notes the NTSB first linked a wireless device to a fatal crash in 2002 and now urges a total ban on portable devices. Despite state bans on texting and handheld use, drivers, especially youths, cling to devices as regulators lag behind the growing distraction.
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Washington Post
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, D.C
District of Columbia
D.C
United States
Letter on roadside litter and proposed fixes in Kegley
A reader vents about trash along Kegley Tressel Road near a bridge, listing beer and soda bottles, fast food wrappers, lottery tickets, cigarette packs, a condom package, and a DHHR check remnant. He praises Jay Mills and Joey Wills for cleanup, suggests green dumpsters and cameras, and urges public education to deter littering while noting Mercer County sites attract tourists but are harmed by roadside litter.
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Kegley Tressel Road
DHHR
Jay Mills
Joey Wills
Mr. Mills
Kegley
Mercer County
Hatfield- McCoy Trails
Daily Telegraph invites readers to send letters
The Daily Telegraph requests letters on public issues and will publish those of public interest. Include signature address and phone number in the submission. Email: editor bottonline.com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Protests and odd events stir Moscow amid Putin era
Jay Ambrose surveys Russian discontent as 50,000 urbanites protest parliamentary elections in Moscow while a UFO sighting and a Jets owner aiming at the presidency add to a climate of political tension. He notes Putin’s grip, media manipulation, and calls for new elections with Gorbachev endorsing action.
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Russia
Moscow
New Jersey Nets
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Anna Politkovskaya
Fiona Hill
Brookings Institution
PBS NewsHour
YouTube
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Outer Space
SAFO
Mikhail
Prokorov
Clinton
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Darryl] Hudson
Ands
Patten Bratt Woodson
Samantha Perry
City Edstor
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
North Pole
NTSB
New York Times
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Washington
Scripps Howard Newspapers
el Paso
Texas
Denver
Colorado
Scripps Howard News Service
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