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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2010
Page
3
Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph managing editor, recalls growing up with siblings, frequent ER visits, and dangers of summer play including lawn darts. She fondly remembers mischief, stitches, bee stings, and the Hills department store in Green Valley, noting how childhood risks shaped early summers.
Publisher Darryl Hudson and News Editor cece Andy Patton lead the staff with Brian Woodson Samantha Perry as managing editor city editor and senior editor Ef Tregard quoted on iniquity in my heart. Charles Owens also listed among editors and contributors at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
A long message motivates Mount View and nearby high school graduates in Mercer and surrounding counties to value higher education and new opportunities after the Great Recession. It celebrates diplomas at multiple schools and encourages perseverance, responsibility, and community service as the next chapter begins.
Letter writers debate Memorial Day observances with Obama at Lincoln Cemetery Chicago and Arlington questions. Veterans groups Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America AMVETS voice support Arlington as a fit site while noting presidential choices.
The West Virginia State Police Sex Offenders Registry lists 30 offenders in Bluefield and 48 in Princeton, with 18 more in Mercer County. McDowell County has three offenders and Wyoming County one. Gas prices locally fell but are higher than Christiansburg Virginia at 2.45 per gallon. The piece reflects on democracy, constitutional powers, and Flag Day noting June 14 as National Flag Day with historic context from 1777 and Wilson’s 1916 proclamation.
The piece notes Betsy Ross and the flag’s origins with disputed accounts, mentions her Philadelphia shop making flags for the government, and recalls a 1870 speech by her grandson. It then covers Mercer County Republicans’ fundraiser at the Chuck Mathena Center with Capito and Maynard present, Gov. Manchin naming Joe Thornton as acting DMAPS secretary, and a remark on curb appeal and town investment by a developer.
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