Editorial policy and faith quote in Telegraph columns
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its consensus on the opinions in the following columns. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas A. Colley sign off with a biblical proverb urging trust in the LORD as guidance.
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Editorials Nightmare before Christmas
Political analysts question how events will shape the Clinton administration and Congress. Impeachment drama, air attack on Iraq, and Livingston’s extramarital confession test party loyalty and hypocrisy, as lawmakers press to impeach despite war risks and public sentiment. The week exposes partisan overreach and calls for restraint.
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Iraq
House
Robert Livingston
R-La
Clinton
Congress
Reflections of a Bluefield Christmas trip in the fifties
Larry Hypes recalls a family Christmas journey through Bluefield and nearby towns in a 1950s Ford. The memo layers memory of gas, local shops, landmarks, and holiday scenes, ending with a warm blessing to readers and noting Hypes as Daily Telegraph columnist.
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Bluefield
Daddy
General Tire
Bluefield Avenue
Mom
James
Jake
Gulf Station
A.O. Bishop
Barnes Shumate
Richard Petty
Wolfe
Bluestone
Nemours
Falls Mills
Daddy's Ford
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginia Ann Jewelry
Mr. White
Sporting News
Ramsey Street
Moose Lodge
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sunset News-Observer
Daily Telegraph
Pinnacle
Toyland
Penney’s
West Virginian
Steckler’s
Leggett’s
Woolworth’s
A. W. Cox Department Store
Kammer’s
Bland Street
O.C. Young
Gordon Jennings
Darnell Miller
Acme
Pearl Munsey
Clover Dew Dairy
Brad
Cecil Surratt
Don Whitt
Hugh Ike Shott
Granada Theatre
Impeachment views on Clinton from a letter writer
A letter argues that impeachment is a lawful tool to remove unfit leaders. The writer cites four impeachment articles against Clinton, including perjury, witness tampering, and abuse of power, urging Congress to proceed despite media pressure and partisan rhetoric.
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Clinton
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
History making impeachment debate tests lawmakers resolve
In Washington, House members debated Clinton's impeachment amid heated rhetoric and personal confessions. Republican and Democratic leaders exchanged charges as the nation watched, while some onlookers called the process partisan and others urged an end to smear politics. A Capitol lawn protest bore a bold anti-hypocrisy message despite winds and crowd tension.
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Ashington
Martin Luther King Jr
House
Clinton
Thomas Davis
Bob
Livingston
R-La
Dan Burton
Indiana
Helen Chenoweth
Idaho
Henry Hyde
Illinois
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
John Conyers
D-Mich
Jerrold Nadler
D-N.y
Rick Boucher
D-Va
George Gekas
Pennsylvania
Bob Barr
Georgia
Barr
Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
D-R.i
Joyce Beckman
Westminster
Colo
Washington
Capitol
Diane Lee
Salt Lake City
Monica Lewinsky
Capitol Lawn
Beverly Roberts
Republicans attack Clinton as Iraq war unfolds
Des Moines Register and Providence Journal-Bulletin opinions argue Clinton acted properly to strike Iraq. They condemn impeachment foes as cynical and warn against delay, stressing timing tied to U N inspections and potential weapons. They urge accountability and, in one view, for Clinton to resign.
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Des Moines Register
Clinton
Iraq
Balderdash
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Saddam Hussein
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