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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2004
Page
4
Charles Owens surveys the arrival of summer with heat and traffic annoyances. He describes mowing tasks, road construction, mosquitoes and cicadas, televised reruns, upcoming blockbusters, and a near accident caused by a teen driver. He weighs nuisances against summer positives and welcomes the season.
Partial masthead lines show publisher executive editor and editors, followed by garbled text referencing biblical verse about the son of man and birds having nests. No clear news event or dateline is present.
U S Rep Nick Rahall accuses the Bush administration of prioritizing Iraqi POWs compensation over American POWs. He cites testimony by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and media reports claiming 17 American Gulf War POWs oppose Iraqi detainee compensation while veterans deserve the funds. Rahall says the nation should first take care of U S military personnel and their veterans.
Letters express outrage at the non renewal of Dan Dunmyer as Princeton Community Hospital seeks new leadership. Community members praise his modernization efforts, question board knowledge, and urge a called meeting to reconsider his contract and keep him as administrator. They cite nonprofit status and local pride in progress.
U S Senator Robert Byrd D West Virginia boosts federal money for the Bluestone Dam Safety Assurance Project in Hinton to raise the dam about eight feet, stabilize structure and increase discharge, aiming to reduce risk to Greenbrier New Gauley Kanawha and Elk river communities including Charleston. Byrd also approved expansion of Harpers Ferry National Historic Park by over 1200 acres to protect Civil War battle sites.
WV Senator Rockefeller proposes tax incentives to recruit and retain volunteer first responders, plus a tax credit for employers of volunteers and a grant program for equipment. WV and VA political scenes include GOP leader Ed Gillespie slated to energize the 2004 general election and commentary on ethics complaints involving Delegate Mezzatesta.
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