Deep Throat and Mark Felt Honored by Public Backlash
Barbara Hawkins admires Mark Felt aka Deep Throat for guiding Woodward and Bernstein to uncover Watergate. She laments media attacks, praises Felt former FBI leadership, and credits anonymous sources for exposing Nixon era corruption while urging recognition of his courage.
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Deep Throat
White House
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Washington Post
Mark Felt
Woodward
Bernstein
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
Washington
Mark
Post
Ben Bradlee
Felt
Duefield Daily Telegraph staff and Bible verse
A reader friendly note lists editor roles including William Randy Deason publisher Thomas Colley executive editor and Samantha Perry managing editor with other staff such as Senior Copy Editor and Lifestyles Editor. The lines end with a quoted biblical verse about evildoers and workers of iniquity.
Hospitals show renewed cash in Mercer County
Financial chief says Princeton Community Hospital has profits for four straight months and St Luke s Hospital returns to profitability after losses. Bluefield Regional posts a small April loss but was profitable previously, signaling rebuilding strength across all three institutions. Calls grow for merged services to cut duplication and create a regional medical center.
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Rinceton Community Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Frank Sinicrope
PCH
Princeton Community Hospital
St. Luke’s
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Princeton
Mercer County
Letter on Smoking Ordinance and Health Concerns
A reader urges Mercer County to pass a no smoking ordinance referencing the Indoor Air Act. The letter cites secondhand smoke risks including SIDS and lung cancer, notes impact on children and workers, and criticizes three board members for defeating the 1996 act while praising Joe Coburn and Bill Sadler for integrity.
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Mercer County Aic
U.S
America Cancer Society
Food Service
Joe Coburn
Bill Sadler
A Hero's Odyssey: Sgt. James W. Richmond Remembered
A Richmond tribute by Archer honors Sgt. James W. Richmond of Mullens in a Saturday article. The piece lauds his courage and unselfish acts, recalling a town's excitement when the magazine featured the story.
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Archer
James W. Richmond
Mullens
Bill
Helen Zachwieja
Bluefield
W.va
Felt and reporters hailed as Watergate heroes
Dan K Thomasson recalls W Mark Felt and other FBI insiders as the true heroes behind the Watergate exposé. He credits top FBI officials with protecting the bureau’s independence and notes CIA leads and reporters who guarded sources helped bring down Nixon.
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Ashington
Hollywood
FBI
W. Mark Felt
Richard Nixon
United States
Felt
Washington Post
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
CIA
Democratic National
Nixon
Tom Charles Huston
Chicago Tribune
Scripps Howard
Plumbers
Pentagon
National Security Council
William Sullivan
Hoover
the Tribune
Hearst
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Bhawkins
Bottonline.com
Duefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Oonne
Andy Patton
Bill Archer
City Bof
Clvssveses
Richmond
PSST
Dan Thomasson
King Kong
Watergate
Washington Daily News
Bureau
E. Howard Hunt
L. Patrick Grey
John Ehrlichman
Dan K. Thomasson
Scripps Howard News Service
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