Formula for vibrant economy through spending and tax cuts
James H. Smokey Shott argues the U S economy lags but can rebound with lower government spending and reduced taxes. He cites 1983 to 1989 and 1997 to 2000 growth periods, critiques stimulus, and urges policies favoring private sector expansion led by informed leaders in Congress and the White House.
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U.S
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Barack Obama
White House
Bloomberg News
Congress
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Senate
House of Congress
Cato Institute
Brian Riedl
The
Heritage Foundation
Riedl
National Commission On Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Washington
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Leadership and Quote
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Darryl Hudson as Publisher and News Editor with Andy Patton and Brian Woodson among staff including Samantha Perry as Managing Editor and Bill Archer as City Editor. A Bible verse about religion and bridling the tongue appears in the masthead.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Power shift fuels West Virginia Senate leadership clash
A regional power struggle in Charleston pits southern coalfield lawmakers against northern leaders as Sen. Jeff Kessler plans to become acting Senate leader while Sen. Earl Ray Tomblin acts as governor. The reshuffle prompts concern over diminished southern representation and a potential constitutional crisis, with Mercer County figures weighing their support for Kessler and questioning the balance of power ahead of the next election.
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Deep South
Jeff Kessler
Marshall
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
Kessler
Berkeley County
John Unger
Richard Browning
Wyoming
Brooks McCabe
Kanawha County
Mercer County
Don Caruth
H. Truman Chafin
Mark Wills
D-Mercer
Ron Miller
D-Greenbrier
Wills
Miller
Chafin
Mountain
Browning
Charleston
Virgnia
Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney Advice
A reader reflects on updating a West Virginia PEIA policy with a Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney to guide end of life care. The writer notes long-standing documents, a perceived cost saving, and urges others to obtain both papers for the sake of loved ones, pondering the term death panel.
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West Virginia
Publicmployees Insurance Agency
PEIA
Political culture inflames unstable times post Tucson tragedy
Dan K Thomasson argues the toxic political climate fueled by heated rhetoric and media campaigns heightens danger after the Tucson shooting. He cites Palin and Angle, gun access, immigration battles, and 14th Amendment citizenship to illustrate how incivility and policy gridlock threaten national safety and democracy.
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Isine
Gabrielle Giffords
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Nevada
Sharron Angle
Giffords
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Scripps Howard News Service
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