Christmas memories from a small town West Virginia Christmas
Tom Bone recalls his first Christmas memory of a handmade hay baler gift in Union West Virginia, family Christmas rituals in Princeton Athens and Bluefield, and community caroling. He reflects on holiday traditions, small town scenes, and personal memories framed by Christmas music and candlelight.
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Haskell Campbell
Haskell
Bluefield
Sunset News Observer
West Virginia
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Dad
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Athens
Concord University
Athens Woman's Club
Concord United Methodist Church
Don Caruth
Derk Alvis
Ken Gleason
Jimmie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Titles and Mottos
The John Doe era brief lists William Randy Deason as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor with Samantha Perry holding multiple senior roles including city editor and senior editor. A biblical quotation appears, referencing 2 Timothy 2 8 9 about faith and perseverance.
Sequestration trial in Russell County fuels coal debate
In Southwest Virginia and Russell County Virginia, a test project stores carbon dioxide deep underground from coal sources. Marshall Miller says CO2 remains trapped while methane from the seams offers additional clean fuel, as Virginia Tech researchers call the site the Southeast region’s sole permanency test for carbon storage.
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al Gore
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West Virginia
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Virginias
America
Russell County
Marshall Miller
Marshall Miller & Associates
Daily Telegraph
Miller
Margaret Radcliffe
Virginia Center For Coal and Energy Research
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Texas
DVT deadline extension sparks reader critique
Letter from Bob Fanning of Princeton WV derides a February 17 2009 DVT conversion deadline. He argues extending by 30 days won’t help those who remain uninformed and accuses Sen Rockefeller of delaying public service campaign excess and brainwashing.
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Congress
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DVT
Bob Fanning
Princeton
Loophole in bailout bill could let CEOs keep pay
Dan Thomasson laments a loophole in the $700 billion rescue plan that may allow top executives to retain large compensation when their banks sell troubled assets. He notes auctions have not been primary, Treasury hints at other restrictives, and calls for caps and accountability amid widespread anger at executive pay.
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Treasury Department
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Congress
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Treasury
Wall Street
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