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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1990
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board states its columns reflect the board's consensus with named editors and bureau chiefs listed. Included is a Bible quote about the earth belonging to the Lord and its fullness.
An editorial notes the United Way of the Virginias failed to meet its 1990 campaign goal of 498000, forcing 39 local human service agencies to cut budgets seven percent. It urges readers to give despite tough times, stressing the personal reward of helping others.
Larry Hypes reflects on a Bluefield Christmas of the past from near Chicory Square to the Colonial Theatre. He recalls Kresge’s counter, Brenda Lee on the streets, steam locomotives, and the glow of Bluefield Avenue decorations. He fondly mentions Woolworth’s, Al Land’s, Lerner’s, J.C. Penney, Raines Music, and Kammer’s, plus the Telegraph Community Christmas Tree and WHIS radio.
Readers urged to send messages of support for troops in Saudi Arabia. A public display using scrolls and a Granite Wall would invite signers and drawings from businesses, schools, churches, and hospitals, with distribution to troops via APO New York 09657 and guidance from Mrs. Maxine Ciampi Jumping Branch WV. The Daily Telegraph notes letters must include signature, address, and phone number.
A year-end roundup lists Saddam Hussein atop a Santa Claus style naughty list for 1990 with coal for his boots. It credits Saddam for spurring a muckraking tally that targets Bush, Rafsanjani, Iran, the FDA, and other public figures, marking a sharp, critical editorial voice.
Leonard E. Larsen surveys the shifting language of American conservatism from Taft to Reagan and Bush, noting a drift from clear ideological battles to a vague “new paradigm” of empowerment. He argues core conservatives remain wary of Bush while debate over pragmatism versus principle intensifies amid internal party realignment.
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