Discount store encounter tests decency over bargains
Tammie Toler, Daily Telegraph news editor, recounts a closeout department store visit gone sour. A manager and employee argue with customers as shelves are stocked, ruining the shopping mood. The writer returns sneakers to avoid supporting a hostile culture and leaves with a lesson on simple human decency over deals.
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Bluefield Daily Staff Credits and Inspirational Quote
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists editorial staff including News Editor Samantha Perry and Sports Editor Tammie Toler with Barbara Hawkins and Bob Redd among the leadership. An executive note cites Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor and a city county editor as senior copy editor, followed by a biblical quotation about human frailty.
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Aging drivers debate after Santa Monica tragedy
In Santa Monica an 86-year-old driver claimed a pedal mix up led to a deadly crash at a crowded market killing 10, including a 7 month old. The piece argues aging vision and reaction time raise safety concerns, advocates family talk and targeted retesting, and notes California's failed 4 year old bill for 75 plus drivers.
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Letter Urges Federal Push for Library Porn Filters
Ted Vargas of Princeton West Virginia calls for full enforcement of the 2003 law requiring anti pornography filters on public library computers. He urges states counties and towns to withhold funds from libraries that refuse to install filters and criticizes librarians for First Amendment objections. He blames the American Library Association for liberal influence and warns of moral decline.
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Drug bill loses steam as allies stumble and foes resist
A Washington size-up notes waning support for a new prescription drug bill as Republicans fret privatization risks and conservatives, seniors groups, and major insurers oppose it. Senate leaders vow to press ahead, but a 1989 Medicare backlash looms.
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