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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2008
Page
4
In 1970s Mercer County a Christmas tree gleams with tinsel and multi colored lights. The family sits around the tree while siblings fill stockings and dream of gifts like bicycles and Barbie. Santa visits local stores and the season signals a joyful family ritual. Samantha Perry notes and signs off.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with Samantha Perry as Managing Editor and Bill Archer Charles Owens as Senior Editor City Editor and Sports Editor roles noted alongside a motto “Because it is written Be you holy for I am holy.”
In a season of rising costs, residents of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia donate about $30,000 to the Community Christmas Tree campaign aiding over 700 children. Donations to Toys for Tots, Bluefield Union Mission, and Salvation Army drives bring food and toys to hundreds, with a Vietnam Veterans chapter sale boosting pantry needs.
Edward Hartman of Pipestem WV laments slow federal aid to Katrina victims and California wild fire sufferers while Congress debates a Big Three auto bailout. He argues funds should aid displaced families rather than executive bonuses. He says the nation won’t collapse if firms solve their own problems.
The piece notes Muntadhar al Zaidi’s shoe-throwing incident rattling Iraqi politics while warning of deep crises. It cites displacement near 3 million, widespread hunger and water shortages, and child malnutrition in Holmes estimates. It also mentions possible U S federal judicial appointments and pay raises amid budget cuts.
The report notes a pay raise for Governor to 150000 and other officials to 95000, amid Iraq's grave humanitarian crisis with displacements near three million. It questions Caroline Kennedy's name change, cites her credentials, and recalls past elected experiences. It ends with reader letters asking bridge and sidewalk fixes for Easley Bridge and Cherry Street and a Bluefield resident’s note to Santa.
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