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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1995
Page
4
The text presents the U S Constitution’s First Amendment protections and declares the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board’s consensus on opinions. It includes a Bible verse from Psalms 100 3 and credits Steve Smith as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor.
The piece blasts Congress and President Clinton for the ongoing federal budget impasse and a second government shutdown. It accuses leaders of political games while veterans and welfare families suffer, urging an end to finger‑pointing and real action. It quotes Newt Gingrich calling budget talks uphill.
A reader thanks Jim Terry for highlighting loneliness in nursing homes and VA hospitals and shares a poem about memories. Alma Littlejohn and Betty Graham of Princeton and Bluefield, W Va, praise Abel Crisis Pregnancy Center founder Glenna Early and urge more people to help those facing abortion.
In a somber editor’s reflection, Tom Colley recalls World Wars I and II, the Battle of the Bulge, and Balkan feuds tracing to 1908. He links Bastogne’s memorials to the broader history, noting Patton’s relief, immense casualties, and the 1995 Dayton peace effort as a fragile, ongoing hope.
Cal Thomas argues that Jesus Christ remains the most influential name in history, beyond presidents, and contends biblical wisdom guides life more than modern theories. He critiques Time magazine on biblical reliability, notes faith as will, and recalls Radio City Music Hall’s Nativity and the One Solitary Life tribute.
Bill Berdine recalls a Christmas contraption he swiped as a boy in Cameron then confessed. Decades later a Shinnston shopkeeper, Bill Finlayson, reveals the tale and grants credit, tying honesty to a lasting life lesson. The column notes Berdine's Princeton residence.
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