What are druthers and the path to success
REG HENRY reflects on the American idea of success and the word druthers. He recalls naturalization events hosted by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh and muses on how native and immigrant perspectives shape the notion of self made achievement. He playfully questions what druthers actually are while urging patriotic spirit.
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Reg Henry
Pittsburgh Post-Gazettes
America
Bush
Rotary Club of
Pittsburgh
U.S
Rotarians
Druthers
England
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Brief Notebook
A terse item lists staff roles including News Editor State Editor Sports Editor Samantha Perry and executive editors Thomas A Colley and managing editor and copy editor. It quotes a biblical line about belief and faith, noting a personal moment of doubt and supplication.
Head Start reforms face funding limits in West Virginia
The piece argues that requiring half of Head Start teachers to hold four year degrees would raise costs and likely reduce staff such as home visiting social workers. With only 58 percent of eligible WV children enrolled, the program's broad aims beyond education remain vital, supported by $48 million in federal funds.
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Head Start
West Virginia
Remembering Walnut Street in Bluefield Virginia
A 12 year old girl writes a memorial letter to Walnut Street in Bluefield Virginia torn down after floods. She recalls neighbors Louise Puckett Tina Raynes and Anna Lee Kinzer and memories of a once grand community now evacuated and gone. The piece laments lost homes and happiness and honors friends who lived there.
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America
Walnut Street
Bluefield
Alnut Street
Louise Puckett
Tina Raynes
Anna-Lee Kinzer
Cause and Effect and Overcoming Self-Imposed Limits
A motivational piece explores the law of cause and effect and urges daily action to sow good seeds for lasting rewards. It uses stories of mountain freight and Columbus to illustrate self-imposed barriers and lists common reasons people feel held back, urging personal responsibility and plans. The author signs as Jim Davidson, citing contact in Conway Arkansas.
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C.A. Hall
PG. Hammerton
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Jesus
Randy Deason
Donstcall.gov
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
Arkansas
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