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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2003
Page
2
A Sunday feature highlights how a community family steps forward after a tragedy, offering support and actions that inspire neighbors and readers. The piece notes local responses, charitable efforts, and the lasting impact on those affected within the town.
Norfolk Virginia AP reports Billy the Virginia Zoo’s lone giraffe is due two Masai giraffes as playmates and potential mates, but shipping delays due to weather keep him with ostriches Jack and Chrissy in the Okavango Delta exhibit until conditions improve. Zoo director Lewis Greene says they will wait for safe arrival.
Bluefield faces ongoing financial strain as population declined 0.4 percent from 11,236 to 11,190 between July 2001 and July 2002 per a U S Census Bureau report. The study notes similar declines in Charleston and Princeton, while Bluefield recently laid off 20 workers including firefighters and police officers. City Manager Mark Henne calls for reversing the population drain to halt revenue loss.
Barbara Hawkins reports Bible school programs in Four Seasons Country now welcome all ages from children to seniors. Sessions run in morning afternoon and evening with refreshments crafts and deeper study. Capt Bob Mullins leads activities at Princeton Salvation Army as local children join group programs.
Lawmakers in West Virginia consider methods to improve wireless access after a hypothetical terrorist attack scenario on the West Virginia Turnpike where a trooper is killed and bystanders cannot call 911 due to dead cell signals. Senator Shirley Love notes the risk of delayed emergency response as the threat unfolds.
State College based Penn State researchers find welfare recipients move across states not for larger checks but to meet varying eligibility and behavioral requirements. The 1996 reforms shifted emphasis to rules and responsibilities, prompting mobility toward states with more favorable criteria.
The Associated Press summarizes states by welfare policy strictness across two axes. It groups states into four categories: lenient eligibility and lenient recipient behavior. lenient eligibility with strict recipient behavior. strict eligibility with lenient recipient behavior. and strict in both. California through Washington appear in the lenient-eligibility group, while Alabama through Rhode Island fill the mixed categories, and Arizona through Tennessee occupy the strict-eligibility and strict-behavior group.
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