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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 2001
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph editorial board states the opinions in the columns reflect their consensus. Gary Adkisson serves as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive editor.
Editorial notes a $500000 West Virginia Lottery grant funds the Problem Gambler's Help Network and a new RESUMate based software to identify and treat compulsive gamblers. It cites confidentiality, hotline access, counselor matching, and data gathering to prevent addiction from devastating lives and families.
The Mercer County NAACP hosts its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr banquet at J.H. Easley Tabernacle in Princeton 12 p.m. Saturday. Speakers, student presenters, and a moving keynote highlight the celebration, with reflections on King's nonviolent approach and enduring impact. Bill Archer, Virginia desk editor for the Daily Telegraph, notes the ongoing relevance of King's message.
Letter writers defend Bluefield West Virginia Rescue Squad and Princeton Rescue Squad as private but city linked and vital to county EMS. They note mutual staffing, joint outposts in Green Valley and outlying sub stations, and warn against private takeovers or merging. Residents rely on dedicated EMS staff 24 hours.
The Irish economy surges as Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy cuts taxes by over 1 billion dollars, trims Social Community and Family Affairs by about 100 million, and enjoys a budget surplus above 2 billion with GDP up 9 percent. Housing starts rise from 6,731 to 10,399, and corporate profits tax climbs 13 percent in 1999. The piece cites Polyconomics naming McCreevy Man of the Year and contrasts Ireland’s prosperity with past poverty, noting expats returning home amid new economic incentives. Cal Thomas writes for Tribune Media Services.
Greg Jordan reports on a fatal plane crash near a Green Valley area, detailing initial uncertainty from police and scanner chatter, rescue staging in a nightclub lot, and a single deceased pilot. Witnesses recall the crash as tragedy, with responders securing the rugged mountain road and contacting anxious families.
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