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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph states that the editorial columns express the board's consensus with Steve Smith as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor. Today's Bible quote from Ecclesiastes warns that loving silver brings no true satisfaction and that abundance is vanity.
Editorial outlines a crisis in West Virginia with teen tobacco use rising from 28 to 42 percent. Delegates Mary Pearl Compton and Sally Susman call for a comprehensive plan funded by the national tobacco settlement to fund counter marketing, youth education, cessation services, and program evaluation.
Barbara Hawkins reports ongoing questions about a Mercer County heart center as BRMC awaits a CON decision from the West Virginia Health Care Authority. A regional hospital alliance could push for a Beckley location if PCH, St. Luke's, and Raleigh General join forces. Business and legal hurdles remain amid talk of a merged board and joint services.
In the nation’s capital a snowstorm prompts humor and anecdote as residents grind through 12 to 18 inches, government offices close, and new mayor Anthony Williams deploys 200 snowplows while citizens stock up and radio tips advise turning up the radio for snow driving guidance. Dale McFeathers notes Washington’s aging traffic woes, shared experiences of plowed streets, and a lighthearted take on state of emergency lore from the capital.
West Virginia lawmakers again consider repealing or narrowing the helmet law. Advocates cite personal freedom and enjoyment while opponents urge safety, noting helmet use markedly reduces death and disability, with data showing lower fatality rates in states with all-rider helmet laws. Dr. Robert C. Solomon, WV ACEP board member, weighs both sides.
In back to back debates in New Hampshire the main contenders for president renewed familiar lines. Bush and McCain led the GOP contest while Bradley and Gore sparred over abortion rights and negative campaigning. Bradley pressed Gore on honesty and Reagan budget votes as McCain taunted Bush over campaign finance.
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