Immigration gridlock shows quick fixes fail to fit reality
Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph managing editor, notes over 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. and a nation split on solutions. The piece argues fence builds, amnesty, tougher border patrols, and penalties for employers won’t mend the rift. It highlights Border Patrol deaths in 2005, rising crossings around checkpoints, and political pressure ahead of the November election.
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Virginia
Texas
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Hebronville
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U.S
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Mexico
Nathan Seizer
The
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Bluefield Daily Staff and Editorial Leadership Names
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including Publisher William Randy Deason News Editor Samantha Perry Sports Editor Andy Patton Brian Woodson and Thomas Colley as Executive and Managing Editors with City Editor Bill Archer and Charles Owens. A biblical verse is cited from John 8 24 AKJV.
Supreme Court upholds West Virginia coal severance tax
Local leaders celebrate the U S Supreme Court decision upholding coal severance taxes, which fund Mercer, McDowell and other counties along with Bluefield Princeton Welch and smaller towns, providing hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands annually. Tax receipts topped 280 million in 2005 with a 320 million budget for next year, while coal counties receive the majority of the revenue from a 5 percent tax plus a new 56 cent per ton levy.
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U.S. Supreme Court
West Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
Bluefield
Princeton
Welch
Northfork
Keystone
Davy
Bradshaw
Bramwell
Anawalt
Matoaka
Supreme Court
West Virginia Supreme Court
West Virginia Coal Association
McDowell County
Coal Association
Family rewards kindness with community acts in West Virginia
Ramona Anderson describes ongoing acts of generosity toward neighbors and public servants in Bluefield, sharing meals and treats for Beverly Phillips's students visiting her father's “Wheels” exhibit. She notes volunteers drive and chaperone, and urges others to adopt a class for a day to spread joy and memories.
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Beverly Phillips
Whitethorn School
George Anderson
Janet Williams
Beverly
George and
Ramona Anderson
Family
Bluefield
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Vinciguerra named to Parkways board shaping WV legislature
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin appoints Mike Vinciguerra to the Parkways Economic Development Authority starting in July. Vinciguerra expects official action Tuesday when the Legislature receives the appointment during its Interim Session in Charleston. He replaces Dr. Joseph Marsh of Athens, who will complete his term at the end of June. Vinciguerra, longtime Manchin ally and Mercer County Democratic leader, faces public concern over potential changes from the authority and upcoming consultants’ study on the Workers' Compensation system due January 2007.
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Manchin
Mercer County
Mike Vinciguerra
West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Parkways Authority
Vinciguerra
West Virginia
Charleston
Joseph Marsh
Athens
Cecil Underwood
Parkways Authority
Eports
Joe
West Virginia leadership race shapes up for 2007
Barbara Hawkins surveys ongoing debates in the West Virginia Legislature over the 2007 leadership. The House may replace Speaker Bob Kiss with candidates Rick Thompson and Scott Warner while Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin faces potential opposition. GOP activity targets a new state chairman with Rick Snuffer weighing a bid as Rob Capehart exits for a Moldova Fulbright.
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Beckley
Mercer County
Rick Snuffer
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Snuffer
Raleigh
Rob Capehart
Moldova
Gary Abernathy
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