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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 2006

Page

4

We Needed a Ford in 1974 Ford’s healing presidency remembered

Larry Hypes reflects on Gerald Ford as a nation needing stability during Watergate and its aftermath. Ford, born Leslie Lynch King Jr in Nebraska, rose from obscurity to lead after Nixon’s resignation, earning praise for his restraint, pardon of Nixon, and effort to heal a divided country.

Leslie Lynch King, Jr Nebraska Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford Jr Michigan California Robert Byrd Gerald Ford Ford Lincoln George H.W. Bush Jimmy Carter Carter Georgia Tech Charles and Betty Addington Nixon Bluefield College Richard Nixon Gerald Rudolph Ford House of Representatives Watergate Richard Kleindienst Elliott Richardson Spiro Agnew Archibald Cox Sam Ervin G. Gordon Liddy John Dean John Ehrlichman John Mitchell Daniel Ellsburg Agnew Pennsylvania Avenue Nelson A. Rockefeller Oval Office House Virginia John Warner University of Michigan Martha Graham Betty (Bloomer) Ford Andrew Johnson Ross

Dinefield Bailey Telegraph Leadership and Staff List

Publisher News Editor Randy Deason and Samantha Perry named sports editor and city editor. Thomas Colley serves as Executive Editor and Managing Editor with Senior Editor and City Editor roles. Quote from Philippians 4 8 closes the note.

Thomas A. Colley

Mercer County names Boggess new prosecuting attorney

Mercer County Commission promoted longtime assistant prosecutor Timm Boggess to the top post in the prosecutor's office. Boggess succeeds Bill Sadler, who will resign at 12:01 a.m. December 31, as Judge John Frazier retires after more than 20 years on the bench.

Timm Boggess Mercer County Boggess Mercer County Commission Joe Manchin Bill Sadler John R Frazier Ninth Judicial Circuit Frazier Sadler Childce Charlie Smith David Knight Wake Forest University Winston Salem N.C Derek Swope Ninth Circuit

Roberts hypocrisy on lawsuits reveals selective enforcement

William J. Akers cites Steve Roberts of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, accusing him of suing a neighbor in Kanawha County while publicly condemning lawsuits. Akers argues a selective standard favors the rich and challenges accountability, urging readers to scrutinize public figures.

Steve Roberts W.va

Me, Myself and Friends in a Me Centered Age

Betsy Hart reflects on social networks shrinking in America noting the drop in close confidants from three to two since 1985 and a rise in isolation. She links fewer friendships to work, distance, and tech, urging readers to value and cultivate meaningful relationships in 2007.

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