Pork and Earmarks Shape West Virginia Highway Debate
In West Virginia, Senator Robert Byrd's legacy of federal funding, dubbed pork or earmarks, drives a debate on highway projects like the King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway. Critics fear loss of federal support could delay four lane corridors, while supporters argue lawmakers know local needs. Senator Richard Browning and Mike Mitchem stress earmarks’ role in funding, with City Editor Charles Owens noting local impact.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
U.S. Senate
Washington
King Coal Highway
Coalfields Expressway
Browning
Grundy
Virginia
McDowell County
Welch
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
House of Representatives
Senate
Square One
Indian Ridge
Richard Browning
Wyoming
Congress
Mike Mitchem
King Coal Highway Authority
Mitchem
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Bible Verse
A list of the newspaper staff names appears followed by a biblical quotation from Hebrews 10 24 25 AKJV urging members to consider one another and gather for encouragement and good works. The text blends newsroom credits with a religious citation.
Dispute over Mercer County Commission third seat heads to court
Republican A Gene Buckner, winner by a large margin in November, is ruled ineligible to take the District I seat after moving districts. Buckner appeals the 2 to 1 commission ruling in favor of Democrat Mike Vinciguerra. Attorneys clash over residency and filing dates as Mercer County Circuit Court must decide who is legally entitled to the seat.
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Mercer County Circuit Court
Mercer County Commission
A. Gene Buckner
Buckner
Commission
Bluewell
County Commission
Bluefield
Mike Vinciguerra
Vinciguerra
Karen Disibbio
Joe Coburn
Jay Mills
Brian Cochran
District I
Cochran
West Virginia
Mercer County
Stafford
Local letter denounces wind farm plans as disrespectful
A resident condemns wind farm proposals and asserts Tazewell County ordinances block them. The writer cites property devaluation, wildlife harm, and loss of natural assets, urging neighbors to read The Wind Farm Scam and oppose developers.
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Tazewell
John Etherington
Dominion Virginia Power
Editorial invitation to submit public letters
The Daily Telegraph invites readers to send letters on public matters. Letters must include the writer’s signature address and phone number and can be sent by email to editor bottonline.com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Welch and Bluefield Address Street Pothole Woes
The writer notes Welch's winter street cleanup with a functioning street sweeper and no potholes, while Bluefield suffers lingering potholes on Maryland Avenue. Winter salt and abrasives drain into storm sewers, delaying repairs. A sense of municipal inaction and recurring problems is voiced amid a Y2K and 2012 date motif.
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Welch
Bluefield
Maryland Avenue
Winter Blues And Local Notes From Bluefield
Wilson Butt reports on pothole repairs behind courthouse, snow clearance on city streets, and neighborhood concerns on Mountain View. He recalls Terry Eads’s Appalachian Power retirement, reflects on Bluefield Regional Hospital rumors and Gitmo closure news, and cites Rep Nick Rahall’s Alzheimer’s act while wishing readers bright winter days.
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Mountain View
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Cowens
Charles
Owens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Darryl Hudson
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Samantha Perry
Rene
City Editor
Bill Archer
Mercer Commission
Asles
SONY
Canen
North
Wilson
Terry Eads
Appalachian Power Company
Power Company
Terry
APCO
Betsey
Wirt County
Cross
T. Eades
Bluefield Regional Hospital
Gitmo
Obama
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. House of Representatives
Nick Joe Rahall
Rahall
Wilson Butt
Bivefield
Department of Highways
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