Internet sources and accuracy in history books
Greg Jordan warns about unsafe online history claims and sloppy sourcing in Virginia reports. He stresses evaluating authors, credentials, and motivations, citing examples past and present of incorrect attributions and dangerous claims.
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Kate Coil
Virginia
Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms
Feelgood
Christopher Columbus
America
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Monticello
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster Highlights Editorial Team
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists key personnel including Darryl Hudson as Publisher and News Editor, Andy Patton and Brian Woodson in senior editorial roles, Samantha Perry as City Editor, and Bill Archer and Charles Owens among others. A Biblical quote appears in the lineup.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Bland County Celebrates Its Civil War Era Sesquicentennial
Bland County Virginia marks a year long 150th birthday with a parade pageant and street dance. The Wolf Creek Indian Village supports the celebration while a $350000 fund drive funds ten roundhouse structures wigwam sheds and gatehouses to finish the village exhibit.
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Bland County
Virginia
Old Dominion
Henry Blessing
Bland
Wolf Creek
Bastion
West Virginia
Earmarks, debate, and McDowell County road funding
Alan Light of Bluefield argues earmarks distort legislation and calls for open debate on the King Coal Highway interchange funding. He urges unearmarked federal dollars and criticizes partisan blame while noting broader stimulus and debt concerns.
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King Coal
Senate
McDowell County
Louisiana
Rep. Rahall
Obama
Congress
Browning
Alan Light Bluefield
The decade predicts North Korea disintegration and unification
Analysis argues that by 2020s North Korea may collapse, leading to Korean unification under Seoul, with nuclear fuel repurposed for power plants. cites WikiLeaks cables showing Chinese leaders shifting toward ending Pyongyang support, amid 2010 provocations. Martin Schram notes the shift and cautions uncertainty.
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Justo
North Korea
Koreas
China
Pyongyang
Korea
United States
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Berlin Wall
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Dai Bingguo
U.S
James B. Steinberg
He Yafei
WikiLeak
Obanta
South Korea
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Abraham Lincoln
Uncle Fester
Addams
Concord University
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Darryl Hudson
Samantha Perry
City Editor
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
New
EPA
Martin Schram
Scripps Howard News Service
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