History on the porch to the world stage in Four Gas Country
Daily Telegraph columnist Larry Hypes reflects on how history shapes the present from a front porch view in Four Seasons Country. He cites David McCullough, Theodore Roosevelt, and Barbara Tuchman to argue that remembering and telling stories of the past keep society striving, learning, and preserving freedoms.
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Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Gen. Patton
Field Marshal
Rommel
David McCullough
McCullough
Theodore Roosevelt
Patrick Henry
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
American Council of Trustees
Ulysses Grant
George Washington
Yorktown
King
Barbara Tuchman
Four Seasons
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roles Listed
A roster lists News Editor Sports Editor Samantha Perry and editorial leadership including Thomas A Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor City County Editor Charles Owens Senior Copy Editor Andy Patton Business Writer Dennis Yena and a biblical phrase about creation.
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Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Dennis Yena
Byrd presses Snow on steel aid and anti-dumping law
U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd warns Treasury nominee John Snow against repealing the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, citing the steel industry crisis in West Virginia and nationwide. Byrd argues the law funds plant upgrades and worker jobs, noting Steel and Weirton support and urging continued Emergency Steel Loan Guarantees to sustain steel communities amid economic strain.
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West Virginia
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Treasury
John Snow
Byrd
Snow
Bush Administration
Sen
Mr. Snow
CSX
United States
US. Steel
Sen. Byrd
Tort reform and lawyers in political battle over health care
Letters criticize tort reform as a misleading tactic by Governor Wise and legislators backed by the healthcare industry to diminish trial lawyers. The writer cites Shakespeare and legal figures like Lawrence Tribe, arguing punitive damages are essential to curb hospital practices and warn that reform would erode consumer protections and empower the health sector.
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Governor Wise
Shakespeare
West Virginia
State Farm
Lawrence Tribe
Supreme Court
America
Keep malpractice reform fair for all
Greg Pradich recalls doctors nurses and a counselor family members who serve patients with dedication. He argues malpractice reform should protect victims while avoiding excessive limits that harm access to care and legal remedies, warning a legislative review could lead to regret.
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Greg Pradich
House
West Virginia malpractice bill won't cut premiums or aid patients
Greg Prudich of Princeton argues the proposed reform will not lower physician costs or defensive medicine, but will under compensate injured individuals. He cites a double mastectomy misdiagnosis case and warns the bill benefits insurers while harming victims, urging fair reform.
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Save the Insurance Company
West Virginia
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Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Cluefield Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Randy Deason
Crusade For Steel
Greg Prudich
Princeton, W.va
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