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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1998
Page
17
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board shares opinions from editors and publisher. A biblical quote from Luke 17 33 is cited regarding life and loss. No other news details are provided in the excerpt.
Editorial praises Mercer County volunteers who built the Yakkity Yak Playground in Bluefield. More than 150 people donated time despite rain and mud, turning donations into a real community project. The piece urges ongoing support for maintenance, renovations, and future projects.
William R. Maxey director of West Virginia Division of Forestry argues for reclaiming 300000 acres surfaced mined in 20 years to productive forests. He cites Virginia Tech research by Dr James Berger on loose-fill techniques and plant mixes to create trees rather than grass, aiding landowners and wildlife.
The author recounts a weekend at South Holston Lake near Bristol with Uncle Mack in Richlands and brothers Denver and Donald joining from Indiana and Florida. Rain dampened plans yet praise for the lake’s campers villas and the sense of brotherhood remains strong, contrasting with other past trips. The piece also notes a community effort at the Yakkity Yak Playground in Bluefield and congratulates Barbara Hawkinson for a national journalism award and Lou Stoker for a top regional writing prize.
Richard Grimes profiles Ken Hechler, 83, now West Virginia secretary of state since 1984, highlighting a long career from professor and author to congressman and adviser to FDR and Truman. Hechler remains active, tennis and jogging, with public speaking in Idaho and school song lyrics, admired for humor and leadership.
State lawmakers press White House and Congress to back off mandatory sanctions on India and Pakistan after their nuclear tests. They argue sanctions hurt American farmers, citing 40 percent of white wheat exports to Pakistan, with leaders Lugar Roberts and Nethercutt among proponents. The administration sympathizes while concerns grow over the millennium bug and census timing.
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