Pam's Christmas Tree Memories From a Family in Time
Barbara Hawkins, state editor for the Daily Telegraph, recalls a family's long love of Christmas trees. She recounts big beloved trees, chaotic decorating moments with her daughters Pam and Kim, and the year Pam spent her final Christmas at home as pneumonia lingered.
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Santa
Dad
Pam
Kim
Betty
Kimberleigh
Barbara Hawkins
The
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Staff Notes and Bible Verse Quotation
A listing shows William Randy Deason as Publisher News Editor and State Editor with Samantha Perry Thomas Colley as Executive Editor and Managing Editor. It notes roles for Sports Editor City County Editor and Senior Copy Editor. A biblical quotation follows the staff line about fearing the oppressor and the Lord.
Community Christmas Tree surpasses its $25,000 goal
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the Community Christmas Tree campaign exceeded its $25,000 goal, ensuring toys books gloves fruit and other items reach hundreds of needy children. Donations remain welcome at the newspaper lobby or by mail to Bluefield WV.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
City Auditorium
Bluefield
Bluefield Ave
Jimmie
Chris’mas
Daily Telegraph
Lashmeet Matoaka School Gifts Highlight Community Spirit
A heartfelt letter details a charity effort at Lashmeet Matoaka School where 20 volunteers unloaded a 40 foot trailer from Maryland. Volunteers organized an angel tree for 60 students, sorted gifts and food for 28 families, and raised 6875 for Bible in the Schools plus 2895 in gift cards.
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Ords
Lashmeet/Matoaka School
Jay Taylor
Maryland
Kim
David Mitchell
Family & Friends
Kim & David
Bob Hoge
Raritan Club
Bill Archer
Santa for Cabinet? Bush’s playful vetting of a legendary pick
Washington focuses on a satirical proposal as Marsha Mercer notes President Bush contemplates naming Santa as a cabinet nominee. The piece lampoons the process, raising concerns about Santa’s qualifications, visas, labor practices, and regulatory compliance while weaving in names like Rudy Giuliani and Dick Cheney.
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Ashington
Bush
Bernie Kerik
White House
Corral
Texas
Red
Rihnald
Laura
Santa
Rudy
Giuliani
George Tenet
Dick Cheney
Tim Russert
Homeland Security
Health and Human Services
Treasury
State Department
Donner
Rudolph
Senate
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Tes
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Lashmeet
Matoaka School
Kris Kringle
Father Christmas
Pete Noel
Saint Nicholas
China
Pentagon
Marsha Mercer
Washington
Media General
Marsha
Mercer
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