Christmas Eve to Christmas Day 24 Hour Bug Tale
Charles Owens recounts a chaotic Christmas spent battling a sudden outage in outdoor lights, a halo around the moon, and a onslaught of family and friend messages while nursing a severe 24 hour illness. He notes record heat, cat interruptions, a rare celestial sight, and flood alerts as the day wears on.
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Blackie
Puff
Georgia
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Credits and Bible Verse
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Randy Mooney as Publisher Samantha Perry as Editor and senior editor Jisnove Bill Archer as Assistant Managing Editor. The note quotes Philippians 4 8 in the AKJV translation from the Bible.
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Charles Owens
Daily Telegraph
Cowens
Bdtowens
Jisnove Bill Archer
Election season looms with candidate filings in Mercer County
Mercer County faces early campaign activity with pre candidacy filings already in motion and candidate filing from January 11 to 30. Voter registration for the May 10 primary closes April 19, while West Virginia's April 27 to May 7 early voting period remains. Senate Bill 249 ends straight party voting and House Bill 2010 pushes non partisan judicial elections, as Mercer officials plan new early voting sites including Ashworth Baptist Church.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Verlin Moye
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Family Court
Moye
Bluefield
Bluewell
Moye Cials
Ashworth Baptist Church
Athens Road
Melrose School
Mercer Ty
Chai
United States
Letters express concern over Obama mining policy and regional decline
Henry T. Cook, a retired Marine Lt. Col. from Virginia Beach, remembers a youth in Matoaka and Bramwell. He argues Obama harms mining by limiting coal use and reducing exports, likening it to the UMW's past power in West Virginia and noting ghost towns and lost jobs for miners' families. Potential links to Roanoke, Springton, and Princeton regional history.
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Obama
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Springton
Roanoke
Matoaka
Bramwell
UMW
Princeton
We should admit more Muslims says op ed columnist
John M Crisp argues that banning Muslim immigration is politically appealing yet counterproductive and un-American. He cites global Muslim crises and urges modernity and moderation while noting many Muslims reject extremism and could benefit from greater U.S. admission. He cites Saudi and Iranian student presence in the United States.
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John M. Crisp
Tribune News Service
Alls
Navy
United States
Vinces
U.S
Department of Commerce
Iran
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