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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the consensus on opinions published below. Steve Smith is publisher and Thomas A Colley is executive editor with the noted biblical reference.
Editorial praises Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Princeton Community Hospital for voting to unite in a cardiac center project with St. Luke's partly owned by PCH. It envisions a large unified facility serving Mercer County and eastern region, with a future operator to be named and a Certificate of Need decision by the West Virginia Health Care Authority.
Quotable mayor Nelson Walker leaves office after three good but tough years. He retires at midnight Friday citing health reasons and says he will miss the time serving Bluefield.
In a Buchanan County School Board meeting, residents of Whitewood Va. plead to keep their two schools open amid declining enrollment and coal-job losses. Reporter B K Necessary notes the community’s dignity, fears, and resolve as officials approve a temporary stay and invite public suggestions.
Several residents who had never visited the overlook attended the meeting and said they would not return due to perceived lack of care for the scenic area. The letters reflect concern over maintenance and stewardship of a local landmark.
A Bluefield reader criticizes East River Overlook for deteriorating memorial bricks costing $100 each, weeds and trash overrunning walls, and asks Bluefield to restore maintenance. She notes visitors would not return, urging local officials to repair the site and preserve Brad Bradley W Jackson’s memorial.
Washington observers question why Bill Richardson killed a U S Russia HEU agreement hours before signing. Labor politics and national security clash with USEC plants facing closure. Critics urge clearer rationale as Wen Ho Lee case fuels security worries and scientist brain drain grows. Washington post by Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn United Feature Syndicate.
The piece notes rising online political tactics such as anti candidate sites like dumpsantorum com and liberaldebbie com amid broader e government moves. It highlights a pending 4200 pay raise for Congress to 145 500 and a Gramm idea to put Reagan on Sacagawea coins. Weather lessons praise flood warnings but warn drivers about flood dangers with Floyd fatalities.
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