City Founded on a Bold Plan in Genesis Reference
A compact note invoking Hebrew usage for a city from Genesis 11:4, describing the idea of a permanent settlement built by collective effort and ambition. The quotation frames the concept of a city as a communal habit of living together beyond nomadic life.
Letter from a Virginia reader criticizes O'Neill and Democratic Congress
A Bluefield reader writes a long forceful letter railing at Tip O'Neill and the Democratic majority, blaming years of misrule for economic woes and urging Congress to abandon tax and budget politicking. The writer praises the Boll Weevils and calls for lawmakers to act on religious principles for national prosperity.
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Bluefield
Tip O’neill
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Hoover
Pocahontas
West Virginia Humanities Foundation
Letters To The Editor Tazewell County Deficit Needs Explanation
A long readers letter set criticizes the county deficit and state audit handling, urges accountability and budget restraint, and backs local taxpayers and officials seeking fair taxes while praising some national policy moves and local civic effort.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Charles Tribble
Ed Greever
Bill Hawkins
Smith to make violent crime top federal priority
Attorney General William French Smith outlines a plan to target violent crime as the No. 1 federal priority. He seeks closer federal local police cooperation, standardized crime methods, and a Task Force on Violent Crime led by Griffin Bell and James Thompson. He criticizes elitist trends and promises resources for overburdened local prosecutors.
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Washington
William French Smith
Justice Department
Ronald Reagan
Smith
Reagan
Ed Meese
Oval Office
Bill Gruver
FBI
Griffin Bell
Illinois
James Thompson
U.S
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