Cash or Card? A Personal Rant on Debit Readers
Charles Owens, Daily Telegraph news editor, laments card read errors at a single retailer while recalling cash’s erosion and pandemic cash bans. He argues for returning to cash and warns digital payments fail when most needed. He notes multiple repair costs and speed of cashless trends.
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Festival fun continues at Bluefield carnival weekend lineup
The festival offers Ridge Runner train rides at Lotito Park from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, plus the Sons of Italy pickleball tourney at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and multiple appearances by Rock-IT the Robot and other shows. Sunday closes with Stone Age Show, fireworks at 10:30 p.m., and continued family activities.
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Letters to the Editor for Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph invites public interest letters signed by the writer for publication. Submissions may be sent by e mail to editor bottonline com or by mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701.
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Class of 2025 graduates Bluefield High amid memories
Larry Hypes recalls Bluefield High School’s Class of 2025 as the final cohort he taught, highlighting valedictorian Madison Lawson and top scholars Braeson Bailey Brooklyn Hayes Cailyn Hubbard Laken Harvey Mackenzie Jackson Anabelle Collins Sophie Hall and others. He praises the class for orchestrating the Hall of Fame ceremony with student leadership and notes personal changes in his teaching in the semester’s latter half.
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