June Election Night Frustrations and Back-To-Back Votes
Charles Owens reports on June 2 and June 9 election nights across Bluefield Princeton and several towns. Despite 17 candidates in Bluefield and write-in issues in Bradshaw, most results came in near deadlines with Clerk Helen Mitchell and Clerk Ken Clay aiding. The piece discusses telephone book gaps, automated help misdirections, and cool June evenings dampening election mood.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Helen Mitchell
Mitchell
Greg Jordan
Ken Clay
McDowell County
Oakvale
Bradshaw
Jaeger
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Names and Quote
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher with Samantha Perry as Managing Editor and notes various editorial roles for News Sports Senior City and others. The page includes a biblical quote attributed to Jesus and mentions Bill Archer and Charles Owens.
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Charles Owens
Daily Telegraph
Cowens
Bottonline
North Korea Seizes U.S. Journalists Ling and Lee
Laura Ling and Euna Lee were captured near the North Korean border and tried in a five day closed trial. They were sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp for a grave crime against North Korea. The case complicates U.S. policy amid nuclear tensions.
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Merican
Laura Ling
Euna Lee
U.S
North Korea
United States
Ling
Lee
Kim Jong II
Obama
Defense
Robert Gates
State Department
George W. Bush
Power of One Day to Quit Tobacco in Southern West Virginia
Letter from Donald R. Reed, Jr. urging all tobacco users in southern West Virginia to quit for one day. Cites state smoking rates and potential regional funding savings of about 254000 dollars, to be redirected to feeding the hungry and housing the homeless, and promotes the West Virginia Tobacco Quit Line 1 877 966 8784 and nicotine replacement therapy programs.
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West Virginia
U.S. Census Bureau
McDowell
Mercer
Raleigh
Monroe
Wyoming
Donald R. Reed, Jr
M.A
CTTS
CPS
Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention Coalition Network
Bluefield
Democrats Gather in Princeton Memorial Building
Democrats packed the Memorial Building in Princeton last Saturday for a Mercer County Democrat Women’s Club gathering. West Virginia Party chairman Nick Casey urged action and praised the day, noting WV leans Democratic yet faces national GOP popularity. Many local officials and party members attended, with the event featuring a 7th Annual Gala Art Auction by VY Child Law Services and remarks from various leaders.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Democrat Women’s Club
West Virginia Federation of Democrat Women
Nick Casey
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Casey
George H. Bush
George W. Bush
John McCain
Derek Scarbro
The
Young Democrats
Sara Payne Scarbro
Manchin
Doris Irwin
Julie Ball
Doris Morefield
Beverly Wellman
Ruth Elmore
Nancy Bailey
Wilma Grubb
Christine West
Tony Whitlow
Omar Aboulhosa
Bluefield
Mike Vinciguerra
Timm Boggess
Gina
Board of Education
Gene Bailey
Wayne Robinette
Bill Blankenship
Donna
Joe Coeburn
Jay Mills
Child Law Services
Gary
Community Art Auction and Local Court Rumors in Bluefield
An article recalls a Bowling's House of Art auction on Bland Street Bluefield with 76 works including a linoleum print Janice Joplin by Rachel Wyrick and a copper sculpture Leatherneck by Michael Sizemore. It notes silent bidding, donated items, and a mosaic by Hanna Christine Davis. Also updates Mercer County Assessor Bill Blankenship named Assessor of the Year and Ralph C Boyles Award recipient. rumors of Buckner and Long for sheriff and possible magistrate changes. quotes Child Law Services founder and local officials.
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Bowling’s House of Art
Bland Street
Bluefield
Child Law Services
Janice Joplin
Rachel Wyrick
Behind the Mask
Taylor Olivia
Yao Ming
Andy Spencer
Leatherneck
Michael Sizemore
Hanna Christine Davis
Joe and
Jean Davis
Hanna
Mercer County Democrat Women’s Club
Mercer County
Bill Blankenship
West Virginia
Christopher G. Morris
Blankenship
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Athens
Bramwell
Matoaka
Anawalt
Saeger
Davy
Virginia
Tazewell County
Secretary of State
Natalie Tennant
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Jesus
God
Bill Archer
Kim Jong Il
China
Japan
U.N. Security Council
Washington Post
Pyongyang
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Margulies
JimMar Ceol. Com
Wilson Butt
Democrat
Ralph C. Boyles
Pullman Plaza Hotel
Huntington
Harold Buckner
Buckner
Marshall Long
Sheriff’s Office
Susan Honaker
Jim Dent
Brenda Davis
Davis
Marian Wright Edleman
Department of Highways
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