A Christmas Day of Highs and Lows Reflections
Barbara Hawkins recalls a Christmas filled with joy and grief. She shares a granddaughter’s snow worry on Christmas Eve, time with family including elderly mother with Alzheimer's, and prayers for Sept. 11 victims, ending with hope and a call for compassion as a new year begins.
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Grand- Pissante
Santa
Ken
Pami
Kimberleigh
Kendall
Pepper
Shaffer
Princeton
Betty
Dan Farley
Bess Brookfield
Pam
Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff and Roles
The notice lists Gary Adkisson as Publisher News Editor City Editor WV State Editor and other staff titles including Tammie Toler Samantha Perry Barbara Hawkins Thomas A Colley Executive editor VA State Editor Bill Archer Teddy Paynter Business Editor Jody Neal. It reads like a masthead with names and positions and a biblical exhortation.
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Bill Archer
Sae
Teddy Paynter
Jody Neal
Public schools face test score masking in West Virginia
West Virginia education officials warn counties not to exclude students from overall test results. In McDowell County 22 percent of scores were omitted last spring, masking true performance. Exclusions typically involve special education or federal plans, with some needing breaks or extra time. The state urges accurate reporting to reflect actual standards and future work readiness.
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West Virginia
McDowell
State Department of Education
Stanford
Letter calls for inquiry into Mercer animal shelter director loss
Patsy Van Blaricom Eaton Kegley of Kegley West Virginia appeals to Mercer County residents to demand a fair inquiry into the departure of animal shelter director Teresa Dobbins. She praises Dobbins for tireless care, cites meetings canceled by county officials, notes staff changes at the Humane Society, and urges residents to contact the county commissioners at 487 8306 to state Terry Dobbins’s case and advocate for her return.
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Teresa Dobbins
Terry
The
Humane Society
Terry Dobbins
Commissioners Office
County Commissioners Office
Patsy van Blaricom-Eaton
Kegley
W.va
Boiling India Pakistan tensions threaten Bush war on terror
India and Pakistan edge toward conflict as warplanes threaten near the border and missiles stand ready. Vajpayee and Musharraf warn of preparedness while Kashmir remains the flashpoint after decades of wars and insurgency. The crisis tests U S resolve as Bush seeks to prevent a nuclear distraction and maintain support for both nations in the war on terror.
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India
Pakistan
Bush
Holger Jensen
Rocky Mountain
George Fernandes
Himalayan
Kashmir
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party
Pervez Musharraf
Asian Subcontinent
Jammu and
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
U.S
Washington
Vajpayee
Lahore
Kargil
CIA
George Tenet
Congress
Gujarat
Musharraf
Delhi
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jaish-e- Mohammad
Inter-Services
Jaish
Freedom Fighters
Taliban
Mujahideen
Afghanistan
South Asia
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Daily Telegraph
Gary Adkisson
Tammie Toler
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Animal Shelter
Mercer County
Wmes
Mountain News
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