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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1997
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the consensus opinion in the columns. The page includes a quoted Constitution passage about rights and a Bible verse from Judges 2 7 reflecting on the Lord and Israel through Joshua and elders who witnessed his works.
The editorial notes lawmakers earn 133600 a year yet many others earn more. It suggests a merit based pay raise tied to reform efforts and constitutional adherence, with budgets and revenues balancing as a condition, while acknowledging doubts about a workable merit system.
A reader rails at the Presidents veto of a flood relief bill and accuses Democrats of pork laden riders in disaster legislation. The piece recalls past floods, compares Clinton and Bush actions, questions line item veto use, and labels current leaders as playing politics rather than delivering relief.
Richard Grimes argues that police influence over crime labs led to wrongful convictions in high profile cases like Fred Zain. He urges shifting laboratory work to a state health or independent agency to ensure medical accuracy over prosecutorial outcomes. Convictions reduce crime only when they rest on sound science and not on flawed testimony.
The struggle over a 5.6 billion disaster relief package reveals Republican veto politics and Democratic counterclaims amid a delayed aid rollout to flood victims in the Upper Midwest. Polls hint public blame falls on Republicans for the veto while experts note long-standing budget battles and shutdown memories influence perceptions.
Leonard E. Larsen criticizes the Kemper Open and U.S. Open coverage in suburban Maryland for media excess, Tiger Woods and Greg Norman hype, and the decline of civility. He laments the impact on golf’s fans and the game’s reputation, urging golf to reclaim its grounded values.
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