Summerfest kicks off in Princeton with town events
Larry Hypes notes the 2002 Princeton Summerfest set for June 7 9 in Mercer County with beauty pageants and basketball tournaments. He highlights Bluefield and Princeton baseball at Bowen Field and Hunnicutt Field, local arts at Summit Theatre, weekly concerts in Princeton and Bluefield, and regional parks and theatres such as Pipestem Barter Theatre Wytheville Wohlfahrt Haus. He lauds affordable, wide range summer entertainment in Four Seasons Country.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Princeton Devil Rays
Bluefield Orioles
Bowen Field
The
O’s
Bluefield
Hunnicutt Field
Four Seasons
West Virginia
Virginia
Pipestem
Hinton
Hungry Mother Park
Marion
Lofty Mount Rogers
Grayson County
Abingdon
Barter Theatre
Commonwealth
Wytheville
Wohlfahrt Haus
Summit
Summit Theatre
Science Center
Ridge Runner Railroad
Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff Note
The Daily Telegraph lists Gary Adkisson as Publisher News Editor and State Editor with Samantha Perry Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Andy Patton Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor Managing Editor City Editor Sports Editor. The text includes a biblical quotation from Psalms 75:6-7 AV about promotion not coming from men but God judging.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Andy Patton
West Virginia workers' comp reform pushed at state capitol
Southern West Virginia voices urge action as Gov Wise and legislative leaders back a study to reorganize the program. Aimed at cutting premiums, addressing a 1.8 billion deficit, and examining privatization, the plan seeks sustained hearings and broad momentum to fix decades old problems.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
West Virginia
Wise
Senate
H. Truman Chafin
del. Mark Wills
Workers’ Comp Commission
Legislature Amends Promise Scholarship For Out Of State Private School Commuters
Deborah L Harry of Bluefield argues WV Promise Scholarship unfairly restricts in state aid. HB 4661 now grants eligibility to students commuting daily to an out of state private school if all other conditions are met. She urges residents to contact legislators to fix perceived discrimination and ensure in state tuition and aid parity.
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West Virginia
Panhandle
Letters to the Editor guidelines from Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph invites concise letters on public interest. Include signature address and phone number for publication consideration. Mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701.
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The
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Will constant terrorist alerts breed a cry wolf public?
Washington analysis argues constant alerts create public fatigue and distrust. It notes varied codes from red to yellow and warnings about non-specific threats, suggesting officials push doom to shield failures and keep citizens vigilant against an elusive enemy.
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Washington
Statue of Liberty
Brooklyn Bridge
Keeping a Nation on Alert Against a Hidden Threat
Dan K Thomasson argues for continued high alert as a credible president is needed to warn the public of potential threats. He critiques FBI and CIA readiness, the unreliability of intelligence, and the challenges of using torture to gauge sources while urging steady vigilance. Thomasson is a columnist for Scripps Howard News Service.
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George Bush
Dick Cheney
FBI
CIA
U.S
Osama bin Laden
Guantanamo
bin Laden
America
Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
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