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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents a consensus view on First Amendment principles. Gary Adkisson is Publisher and Thomas A Colley is Executive editor.
Volunteers in Tannersville seek 60 000 to 68 000 dollars to fund a community center remodel and walking trail with accessible parking and wildlife education. In Pocahontas and Abbs Valley they plan a 128 000 dollar stadium bleacher replacement and new concession stand at Pocahontas High School with county funds sought for the balance.
On New Year’s Eve 1952 Hank Williams died at 29 after his driver and a Bluefield cabman learned in Oak Hill. Cecil Surratt recalls Williams’ songs and Stubby Currence’s local promotion of country music at City Auditorium. Bill Archer reports from Bluefield, Virginia desk.
Letters praise the Red Cross and Salvation Army for aiding the Agnew family after a deadly fire and urge ongoing Year round support from United Way agencies. Frank Wilkinson of United Way of the Virginias, Bluefield, WV, appeals for continued community generosity. A separate reader reports seven deer dead beneath Route 102 bridge near Woodtech, calls for fencing like Bluefield State bridge to prevent repeats, and asks officials to address the unsafe scene.
The Justice Department notes 17 youths executed since 1973 and 74 on death row for crimes as juveniles. Many states allow trial as adults for offenders under 18, while Clinton signed the rights convention seeking bans on such punishments. Policy advocates warn of a scapegoat generation amid zero tolerance in schools and curfews as reform voices call for education over punishment.
Dan K. Thomasson argues President Clinton erred in pardoning ex-Congressman Dan Rostenkowski and opposes clemency for Johnathan Pollard. The piece contends such acts signal acceptance of corruption and undermine moral leadership, warning against restoring civil rights for Rostenkowski and criticizing pardons for Milken and Susan McDougal.
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