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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2000
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board states the opinions in the columns reflect the board's view. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas A Colley oversee content. Today's Bible quote references Psalms 105 16 17 AV about famine and Joseph.
Editorials note Y2K fears and tabloid hype faded as banks utilities and governments in Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia prepared years ahead. Officials reassured the public, took action, and kept people informed. The result is relief that the millennium passes without catastrophe.
City editor Jim Terry reflects on the turn of the millennium, praising human progress and urging collective action. He recalls wars, disease cures, and technological leaps while stressing the choice to build bridges, reach out, and foster love. A hopeful call to move mountains together in the new century.
Richard N. Swecker from Morgantown, WV, attacks WVU professors for promoting evolution as science and portraying creationism as dangerous. He recalls the Piltdown man hoax, noting Dawson and Woodward's 1912 discovery and the 1955 revelation, arguing scientists falsified evidence and that academics at WVU lack qualifications.
The Daily Telegraph will publish letters on matters of public interest. Letters must be as short as possible and include the writer's signature address and phone number. The paper will not publish pen names and will not use anonymous letters under any circumstance.
A columnist surveys the religious right's waning influence on the GOP, noting the Christian Coalition’s decline from 2 million to about 100,000 members, leaders like Ralph Reed leaving, and Bush hedging between faith and centrism. It discusses polling, candidate strategies, and the potential impact on Roe v. Wade and Supreme Court vacancies.
The pre-Y2K Discovery crew Curt Brown Scott Kelly Steve Smith Mike Foale John Grunsfeld Jean Francois Clervoy Claude Nicollier wrapped eight days in space. They recorded three long space walks to restore the Hubble Space Telescope pointing and upgrade systems as NASA ends the decade on a high note. The mission traveled over 3 million miles and showcased renewed confidence in NASA.
The piece argues Bradley should drop calls for tighter campaign finance limits as it risks elevating media influence over messages. It notes tobacco settlement effects: higher cigarette prices reduced consumption tentatively, with 1999 data expected to show a 7 to 9 percent drop. It urges state and federal action, and FDA jurisdiction over tobacco pending Supreme Court ruling.
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