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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2002
Page
4
Bill Archer, Daily Telegraph copy editor, reflects on whether reporting treats all sides fairly in environmental coverage. He recalls experiences in Bluefield and mountaintop mining discourse, noting how extremes polarize debate and hinder cooperative problem solving while stressing the need for balanced, effective communication.
The Daily Telegraph lists Gary Adkisson as News Editor and Samantha Perry as Publisher with Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins and Thomas A Colley as executive and managing editors. Greg Jordan serves as Business Editor and Senior Copy Editor is Andy Patton.
A reader commends Delegate Eustace Frederick and 44 other delegates for opposing the Caputo amendment, calling it a threat to West Virginia’s economy and coal workers. The letter criticizes several named lawmakers for voting for the amendment and urges political action in November while stressing the coal industry’s role in state tax revenue. The writer pledges to work toward cleansing state government of such officials.
A letter from M Ramsey of Union West Virginia urges standard free VA supplied cemetery markers for veterans. She notes funeral firms charge up to 600 dollars for placing marks, harming widows and children. The writer calls for national action to stop gouging and restore remembrance without added hardship.
The message urges lawmakers to replace oil with gasoline from coal, claim a 300 year coal supply, and use taxpayer money to rapidly boost West Virginia by ending special sessions and electing new officials to stop waste.
The Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center held its 11th annual Golf Tournament at Wolf Creek Golf Course in Bastion, Virginia to raise awareness and funds for mental illness treatment. Local sponsors included Central Printing Co., Sanders Austin Pradich Flanigan, McGinnis E. Hatfield Jr., First Community Bank, Hometown Realty, Wytheville Office Supply, Tire and Muffler City, Andy Clark Ford, Seaver Funeral Service, Pepsi Bottling Group Princeton, Brock Smith of Hardees, and Princeton Elks Lodge 1459 for consumer support.
A letter discusses stigma around mental illness and mentions the Daily Telegraph. It also details the Bluestone River lake proposal near Rock and Shawnee Bottom, recounting community opposition, environmental concerns, and calls to preserve the Bluestone as a natural river with recreational use, led by the Coalition to Save the Bluestone.
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