Mercer County DOH faces double retirement shakeup
Mercer County maintenance chief Buddy Campbell and assistant Melvin Blankenship plan retirement, shaking up the Department of Highways winter operations. Blankenship retires Jan 31 and Campbell on Feb 28, with replacements to be announced by Maintenance Department L 3 C. Campbell may seek Princeton City Council seat as local Democrats discuss his candidacy.
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Mercer County Division of Highways
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Melvin “Burrhead
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Mercer County
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Princeton
Princeton City
Submit Yourselves Therefore to God Quote
A brief item notes a slate of editorial staff led by Executive Editor and Managing Editor Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd Thomas A. Colley with state and sports editors listed and a biblical quote presented in the page header for emphasis.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Redd
College cuts deepen in Virginia higher education
A public letter warns that Virginia's higher education faces steep cuts this fiscal year with Concord College cutting 30 classes and total reductions between $1.8 and $2.4 million in FY 2004. The note argues major funding shifts could raise tuition, shrink scholarships, and harm smaller colleges and local economies.
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Concord College
Mountain
Free speech boundaries in modern society
A reader argues that protests against speech and symbols reveal a misreading of the First Amendment. The letter defends absolute free expression against perceived political正确 leanings and labels opponents as promoting socialist Marxist agendas, urging adherence to constitutional rights.
Letters to the Editor at The Daily Telegraph
Readers are invited to submit brief letters on public interest topics with a signature, full address, and phone number. Names will be published. Submissions may be via email, mail to 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701, or signed fax to 304 327 6179.
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Remembering Mamie Till Mobley and Emmett Till's legacy
Janet Williams of Bluefield W V reflects on Mamie Till Mobleys courage after her sons 1955 murder in Mississippi. She joined the nation in honoring Martin Luther King Jr and urging continued fight against racism and prejudice.
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Amie Till Mobley
Chicago
Emmitt Till
Mamie Till Mobley
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Emmit Till
America
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Strom Thurmond
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