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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 2003
Page
4
Barbara Hawkins recalls family Christmas trees and memories spanning from childhood giants to the last tree Pam shared while ill in 1985. She describes holiday rituals, tough setups, and a daughter’s final hospital Christmas, ending with her note as Daily Telegraph senior writer.
A Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead lists Samantha Perry as News Editor State Editor and Senior Writer Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with Managing Editor and Sports Editor roles. Bob Redd is City County Editor and Senior Copy Editor. A biblical verse is quoted on the page.
Virginia Governor Mark Warner unveils a near 2.4 billion dollar budget surge focused on education health care and transportation funded partly by a replenished rainy day fund. The plan includes 760 million for public schools 144 million for higher education 870 million for health services and 392 million for transportation with a 3 percent pay raise for state workers starting November 25 2005.
Marcella Sigmon of Bluefield West Virginia criticizes NBCs December seventh Saturday night program as a disgrace to Christmas saying it erodes family meaning. She denounces profanity and drinking and calls for banning the show due to children present.
A roundup of odd remarks by politicians in 2003 spans snappy barbs from Maryland Democrat William Schaefer to Barbara Bush and defense and homeland security quips. Notables include Rumsfeld jokes about a dachshund and Clinton musing on term limits.
A collage of remarks from John Kerry funding two terms versus legacy politics, Michael Bloomberg courting Jennifer Lopez, Howard Dean wanting to be addressed as president, Dick Cheney praising health and Saddam’s capture, and David Obey venting about popularity. Ann McFeathers files from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Toledo Blade.
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