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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2002
Page
4
Samantha Perry shares a personal reflection on her grandmother’s death ten days before Christmas and the pain of impending loss. She recalls the moment the grandmother said she would not be here for Christmas, the family’s wake, and how faith and family provide healing as she vows to celebrate with love and resilience.
The byline lists Samantha Perry as News Editor with Tammie Toler as State Editor Barbara Hawkins as City Editor and Bill Archer quoted with a proverb. Executive Editor Thomas A Colley oversees and managing editor is Thomas A Colley. Sports Editor is Barbara Hawkins. Senior Copy Editor Bob Redd. Business Writer Andy Patton. Dennis Yena appears among staff.
Kimber Warner begins duties as Family Court Judge for Mercer and McDowell Counties. Judge Edwin B. Wiley, longtime Lawmaster, also takes oath as part of the new court. Both won Democratic nominations in May and ran unopposed in November.
The Four Seasons Country area faced colder weather and early snow this season. Highway crews stocked gravel and chemicals and prepared equipment to clear roads quickly, keeping travel open during each snow event. Their swift response in hazardous conditions is saluted.
A reader thanks the Daily Telegraph for years of Little Jimmie coverage and pictures, urging prayer and unity in War WV. Clarence Powers laments three cars passing an injured elderly man in icy Elgood and asks for society to show care and compassion this Christmas season.
The Daily Telegraph invites concise letters on public matters. Include signature address and phone number for publication. Names cannot be withheld. Mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 Email editor at bdtonline.com.
Jim Davidson cites a Hot Springs reader and the Charitable Christian Medical Clinic annual report to illustrate a modern miracle. Volunteers from medicine to law and business united to provide free care, expanding facilities as demand grew, with all giving credit to God. Davidson signs as motivational speaker and syndicated columnist from Conway, Arkansas.
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