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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph prints a statement on constitutional rights and freedom of the press alongside a Bible quote from 2 Timothy 3 16 AV. The text notes editorial board consensus and lists Steve Smith as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
Editorial notes the Supreme Court will review EPA rules on air pollution costs, with West Virginia and industry groups arguing for including compliance costs in rulemaking. It cites lower court rulings and calls for a level playing field for mining and electric utilities, praising common sense in law.
The region faces major summer projects in West Virginia and Virginia, including the Coalfields Expressway bids in McDowell County on June 13 and I 73 74 corridor work in Bluefield. Walmart openings, Gratton water bids, and Baptist Valley phase II water plans also loom, while Tazewell County mulls a $3 million budget shortfall and potential consumer utility tax. School board policy changes, including access to records by individual members, spark controversy ahead of June 12 votes.
A Letter to the Editor laments intrusive salespeople at cemeteries during Memorial Day visits. The writer seeks peace and urges a respectful right to mourn, noting multiple rejections of sales pitches and citing veteran remembrance coverage in the local paper. The piece ends urging readers to submit opinions to Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
The essay argues the federal death tax penalizes savers and small business owners, wastes revenue, and erodes intergenerational saving. It cites 401k plans and cites a 24-11 House vote to repeal inheritance taxes, noting a Clinton veto threat. Art Linkletter is named as a national spokesman for United Seniors Association with 675,000 members.
Jody Neal reflects on Ramsey Elementary in Bluefield as the oldest, with a heartwarming history from kindergarten days to graduation, noting teachers like Beverly Anderson Phillips and staff who shaped lives. The closure ends a grand era once welcoming dignitaries and shaping future judges and business leaders.
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