Entertainer Ticket for Government Sparks Comic Debate
A column weighing entertainers running for high office jokes about Arnold Schwarzenegger Jerry Springer and others. It imagines roles as credentials and suggests a satirical all entertainment cabinet with Kevin Kline Nimoy Bacon Hayes Judy Dorn Lovitz and Samantha Perry as editor with playful political critique.
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Kevin Kline
Kline
Dave
Leonard Nimoy
Captain Kirk
Mr. Spock
Washington
U.S. Senate
Kevin Bacon
Mittees
Appropriations
Transportation
Sen. Bacon
U.S. House of Representatives
Sean Hayes
Jack
Will and Grace
Supreme Court
Judge Judy
Defense
Michael Dorn
Worf
Saddam
Jon Lovitz
Telegraph staff and motto excerpt
The note lists editorial staff including Thomas A Colley executive editor and Charles Owens senior copy editor, with Amanda Patton as business writer and Dennis Yena. It ends with a biblical quotation about saving life by losing it for the gospel.
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Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Dennis Yena
Rockefeller Criticizes New Prescription Drug Bill in Princeton
Senator Jay Rockefeller denounces the 1,043 page prescription drug plan as inadequate for West Virginia seniors. He cites no standard benefits, uneven state funding, and missing premium rates, urging citizens aged 55 to 60 to analyze the bill and press Congress for change.
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Jay Rockefeller
D-Wv
Princeton Area
Sen. Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Princeton
Congress
Texas
United States
Virginia
Bluefield Heart Center urged for regional focus now
A reader asks the Health Care Authority to approve the Heart Center at Bluefield Regional in Bluefield West Virginia. The letter argues the facility serves Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, supports local economy, and cites distance from Charleston Roanoke and Kingsport. It notes Bluefield Regional has the capacity and asks for immediate action.
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Health Care Authority
Heart Center
Bluefield
Charleston
Roanoke
Kingsport
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Bluefield Regional
Tough Economic Times Hit Area Teens Hard
Susan Gullion notes rising youth unemployment at 19.3 percent for ages 16 to 19 and says rural areas lack summer work programs. She recalls personal memories of work, stresses value of effort, and urges neighbors to offer teen jobs to prevent boredom and mischief. Bramwell writer Susan Gullion.
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Mom
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