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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents today’s Bible verse from Ecclesiastes 5 15 AV, noting the quoted line speaks to human labor and return. The page prints the standard policy statement on freedom of religion speech press assembly and petition alongside editorial leadership credits.
Editorial notes three West Virginia hospitals report deficits near 2 million dollars each for 2000 due to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Sen. Rockefeller backs repeal, criticizing Congress for not acting amid broader Medicare cuts. The piece urges voters to pressure Representatives ahead of the 2000 election as hospitals, nursing homes, and home health services face closures and service reductions.
The Daily Telegraph notes a milestone merger for Mercer County with the Bluefield Regional Princeton Community venture, forming a regional council and shaping countywide unity. It highlights projects on Mercer Street, Easley Bridge, I-73/74 interchanges, and upcoming festivals, while urging resolution of the Tazewell School Board dispute and forecasting a strong second half of the year.
Lorraine Bishop of Princeton West Virginia urges support for a World War II Memorial in Washington DC funded by private gifts. The letter notes Clinton signed law creating the project and outlines a 7.4 acre site between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument with a lowered plaza around the Rainbow Pool.
Washington AP reports a rare bipartisan push to require disclosure of donors to groups that previously avoided it. Key figures include Sen. John McCain and President Clinton, with Bush supporting online disclosure. Debates center on the impact, court challenges, and the fate of soft money.
The article surveys rising tensions abroad from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, Iraq, and Rwanda, noting U S efforts and criticisms. It highlights Montenegro seeking independence, Haiti under Aristide, and the O A U criticizing U S inaction. It also reports U S research improving doughnut health, navy bunk improvements, and Ari Patrinos orchestrating a genome map coordination between Celera and NHGRI.
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