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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2001
Page
5
A short excerpt presents the U S Constitution free speech and press passage followed by a Bible verse from Psalms. It notes the opinions in the columns reflect the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus and lists Gary Adkisson as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
The Daily Telegraph urges Mercer County residents to vote today in Bluefield and Princeton to shape the next four years. It endorses Bluefield directors Garry Moore, Robert Perkinson Jr, Donald Kersey Jr, Deborah Sarver, James Bailey and Princeton council members Patricia Wilson, Ellen Allen, Will Stafford, Martha Draper, urging informed participation and turnout.
FEMA representatives return to West Virginia beginning today with a Disaster Field Office and SBA center at Cross Lanes near Charleston. The effort follows Mercer County’s repeated emergency designations since 1995, with public assistance and hazard mitigation limited to 75 percent of eligible costs. Barbara Hawkins reports.
Jim Worley, candidate for Princeton City Council Ward IV, denounces a newspaper endorsement and questions editor contact about pre election forums. He recounts visiting the paper’s Princeton office and hosting East Princeton discussions, urging residents to vote for a candidate who will listen and act independently.
The Daily Telegraph will publish letters on public interest. Letters must be short and include signature, address, and phone number. Pen names will not be published and anonymous letters will not be used. Names will not be withheld.
A roundup of remarks from Yale and Penn grads, Bush and Clinton figures, and others. Hillary Clinton urged attention to hair as a life lesson. George Bush praised Yale graduates while noting outcomes for Dick Cheney. McCain lauded American possibility. Fern Ridge High School’s janitor George Smith urged students to maximize potential and chant resilience. Tom Brokaw warned that technology alone cannot save the soul. Randy Holland urged caution about overwork and tyranny. Bryant Gumbel kept remarks short at Howard University, noting people rarely remember speeches after graduation.
Francisco column recounts a San Francisco naturalization ceremony at the Masonic Auditorium. INS officials and Novato High School ROTC members presented colors as 1,428 immigrants from 97 countries took the oath. The author laments civic cynicism and urges new citizens to remind others of America’s gifts and freedoms.
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