Community Christmas Tree concert echoes of fate and service
Senior writer Bill Archer recalls 18 years of Community Christmas Tree shows amid personal trials. He describes balancing a 1500 to 2000 crowd with gifts, a near miss with death after a Narrows Virginia crash, and the enduring commitment of Don Whitt reaching 50 consecutive performances. The piece blends performance and life lessons from Mel Grubb, Karl Miller, Cecil Surratt, and the author.
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City Auditorium
Herb Sims
Narrows
Wolf Creek
Mel Grubb
Grubb Air Lines
Bluefield Community Hospital
Mel
Mercer County
Karl Miller
Cecil Surratt
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Cecil
Karl
Bing Crosby
Frog
Don Whitt
Don
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Note and Bible Quote
Publisher William Randy Deason and editors Samantha Perry Thomas Colley and an executive editor byline are listed. The page prints a Quoted Bible verse Hebrews 1 8 9 AKJV about the throne and anointing with oil as a religious, historical-lead reference.
Economic response-ability in a season of giving
Terry A. Kornegay writes from Peterstown WV urging readers to curb greed and embrace responsibility. He argues that consumer debt and corporate indifference worsen economic woes, and asks what if we starved greed and fed neighbors in this Christmas season.
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Charles Dickens
Jacob Marley
Ebenezer Scrooge
Mr. Scrooge
America
White House
Santa
Congress must help auto industry
A reader warns that bailouts and government loans risk dictatorial control over banks and automakers, fearing loss of freedoms and possible U.S.S.A. outcomes. The letter questions union power, future ownership, and the danger of socialistic policies under Obama and future leaders.
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Bowling
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Congress
Obama
UAW
United Auto Workers Union
Dan
Germany
National Socialist Party
Nazis
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Communists
U.S.S.A
United Socialist States of America
Hitler
Lenin
Remembering who we are this Christmas in tough times
Star Parker argues the United States rose through freedom, faith, and family not government intervention. She cites China's economic reform and Christian growth, urging Americans to value liberty and morality as the path to prosperity this holiday season.
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Washington Post
United States of America
China
Communist Party
Economist Magazine
America
Washington
George Washington
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Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
Archer
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Terry A. Kornegay
Peterstown, WV
Star Parker
CURE
Coalition On Urban Renewal and Education
Urbancure.org
Parker
Urbancure
Scripps Howard News Service
Scrippsnews.com
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