Editorial Board Consensus Voices Telegraph Perspective
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents a unified stance on current events with Steve Smith as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor shaping the opinion. The column reflects a coordinated editorial viewpoint intended to guide readers on key issues.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia/Virginia
SMG
Steve Smith
Tom Colley
Leigh McVey
Kevin Adkins
Kay Chinsolo
Thomson Corporate
Jim Terry
Virginia
Bill Archer
Eric DiNovo
Sue Richmond
Greg Jordan
Editorial urging Mercer County unity and cross county cooperation
The piece calls for Bluefield and Princeton communities to move beyond talk and take concrete steps toward countywide cooperation in 2000. It highlights prior collaborative efforts by chambers of commerce and hospitals and proposes a county roundtable of business, education, medical, banking and professionals to decide needs and methods, urging decisive action in the new year.
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Four Seasons
Princetonians
Greater Bluefield
Mercer County
Y2K New Year Reflections and Preparations Explained
The piece reviews the Y2K experience across industries and communities, noting widespread preparation costing billions while the century rollover caused no disaster. It highlights hospital, utility, and emergency responses, and credits newsroom staff for a smooth paper production and rollover.
Letters to the Editor on Y2K Frenzy and the Millennium
A reader argues that the nation overemphasizes the Y2K panic and the phrase the new millennium to spark hype. The letter critiques sensationalism and urges calmer, more practical focus amid tech anxiety.
New millennium debate and a charity appeal headline
A reader argues the millennium begins January 1, 2001 and laments Y2K coverage while another note seeks a new child sponsor for Crumpler area families. The letter asks guardians to contact 13614 S Warrick Rd Molalla Oregon and promises direct aid to a needy child.
Social Security ideas return to political table via 2000 race
Veteran AP analyst Walter R. Mears outlines how voluntary and private savings options for Social Security have resurfaced in GOP discourse since Goldwater. The piece traces positions of Bush McCain Forbes and Bradley Gore, notes Clinton proposals, and recalls Reagan’s reform era to show bipartisanship struggles on financing long term benefits.
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Barry Goldwater
al Gore
Bill Bradley
George W. Bush
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White House
2000 Crystal Ball Forecast for Bush Gore Era
Washington predictions for 2000 foresee Bush winning the presidency with Gore by his side as a likely winner. Democrats regain the House while the Senate remains in GOP hands. Clinton pursues foreign visits, debt clearance funds, and a high profile fundraising drive. A large tax cut faces a veto while the minimum wage rises to 6.15. Political and global hotspots, shifts in consumer trends, and unusual cultural notes market the year.
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Congress
George W. Bush
Clinton
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