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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the consensus views on current topics. Gary Adkisson and Thomas A. Colley serve as Publisher and Executive editor, with the church quotation tying to a call for revival and public discourse.
Editorial urges Gov Elect Wise and the 2001 Legislature to address PEIA’s $60 million shortfall and a board decision to raise premiums by about $8 million next year. Teachers unions push for state funding boosts as local governments already Face tight budgets amid a weak economy and lower expected revenues.
Barbara Hawkins writes from Princeton about a family Christmas blending a three year old granddaughter’s joy and anticipation with an 87 year old mother facing Alzheimer’s. The piece contrasts pure innocence with bittersweet memory as holiday scenes unfold in Roanoke and Bent Mountain reflections.
A reader imagines a satirical boxing match between Al Gore and George Bush to settle the presidential race then critiques the drawn out process. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek suggestion of a spelling bee, asking to spell potato.
Cal Thomas laments the loss of the Christmas message amid shopping and political noise. He argues the holiday should honor Emmanuel and Christ’s humble example, not become a broad secular occasion. He urges readers to receive the holy day rather than simply observe it.
The piece argues that Washington uses bipartisanship to push Democrats agenda while Republicans must cooperate to pass Bush’s tax cuts and popular reforms. It notes Democrats despise Bush yet suggests a Reagan style approach could win broad support, shaping a partisan crossfire for 2002 and 2004.
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