Palindromic Year Foretold in Population and Culture
Larry Hypes reflects on 2011 as a year of palindromes and milestones. He notes world population trends, the potential end of incandescent bulbs, and anniversaries including Roger Maris's 60 homer season, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the King James Bible. He cites cultural and literary milestones and mentions Veterans Day 11/11/11.
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John Parker
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Maris
Boston
Tracy Stallard
Virginia
Wise County
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Bronx Bombers
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon
England
Ameen Rihani
Khalid
Fiametto Rocco
KJV
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
Britain
Ohio State
U.S
William Faulkner
Virginia Woolf
Toni Morrison
John Grimond
Daily Telegraph
Local News Staff Bids Farewell as Publisher Retires
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces leadership changes with Darryl Hudson stepping down as Publisher and news staffers Andy Patton and Brian Woodson among editors. Quotation from Proverbs 26 27 AKJV appears at end of note.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
December Snow Dominates Year End in West Virginia and Virginia
As 2011 begins, warm temps belie the harsh December 2010 snowfalls. Dozens of West Virginia and Virginia DOT crews worked around the clock from Dec 3 to Dec 28 to keep primary roads clear, sacrificing Christmas vacations. They warned that secondary roads remained slower to clear as winter continues.
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West Virginia
Virginia
West
Division of Highways District 10
Tommy Camden
Democrats Attack Medicare Death Panels and Regulation
A Virginia letter writer accuses Democrats of fabricating death panel claims and promotes action against Senators Webb and Warner over new Medicare rules on advance care planning. He urges Tea Party and Republican involvement to back a 2012 Senate challenger to Webb.
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Medicare
New York Times
Obama Administra
Sen. Webb
Letters to the Editor Submissions for Public Issues
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph invites letters on matters of public interest. Include signature, address, and phone number. Submit by email to editor bottonline com or by mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 or by signed fax to 304 327 6179.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Congress attacks EPA and regulatory overreach in coal states
Letter argues Obama era EPA imposes costly rules to destroy jobs, urging a Rockefeller two year moratorium on greenhouse gas rulemaking. Names West Virginia families, Rockefeller, and several states. Calls Congress to curb EPA actions and defend American workers and economy.
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Obama
U.S. Epa
EPA
Barack Obama
West Virginia
Congress
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
West
United States
Kentucky
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Executive Branch
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Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Darryl Hudson
Samantha Perry
City Editor
BU Archer Wee
Charles Owens
Welk
TVG
Golly
Democrat Party
Dave Cox
Bluefield, Va
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