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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2001
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph presents editorials labeled as the consensus of the Editorial Board and includes a Bible quote from Luke 11 9 AV about asking seeking and knocking. The text pairs constitutional excerpt with religious reflections and identifies Gary Adkisson as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
Editorial notes the board's plan to eliminate the transportation director and consolidate bus routes, with four principals absorbing duties and weather decisions by 5 30 a m. It cites a severe budget crisis, 21 job cuts, canceled projects, stalled bus purchases, and pressures on safety and future reconsideration of the director role.
The plan to appoint four principals to coordinate duties seems feasible but raises concerns that the absence of a central transfer system may affect student safety. The group expresses hope that safety will not be compromised.
A reflective note from Karen Simmons of the Daily Telegraph recalls a beloved Bluefield High School math teacher Mrs. Phyllias Smith now retired. She praises her patient clear teaching of Advanced Math and describes colleagues Jeff Harvey Lisa Fenton Sarah Dalton Jim Terry Bo Bowman Connie Burnette Bonnie Price Barbara Hawkins Greg Jordan and herself leaving Princeton bureau.
Readers praise continued collaboration with local schools, noting the partnership benefits for students and the broader community. The letter emphasizes shared goals, support for programs, and commitment to enriching student learning through ongoing engagement.
Bluefield Intermediate School thanks community partners for supporting the move from five schools to one. The BIS team notes long hours of dedication and a successful first year and expresses desire to continue the partnership benefiting students. Buckner, Principal, Bluefield West Virginia. Planters benefit from hydrological article highlights drought and rainfall information by Bill Archer with input from John Freeborn and Tony Wilf. Citizens could benefit from regular hydrological updates for gardening and farming.
The piece argues Social Security mainly hurts women and minorities by design. It cites African American men facing premature death and low lifetime benefits, high widow poverty among women, and proposes private accounts as superior. It adds political speculation about reform and bipartisanship.
A reflective piece laments the loss of human elevator operators once common in department stores and public buildings. It recalls how operators guided riders with up and down commands, announced floors, and enforced order, contrasting past discipline with today’s self serve glass-walled lifts and punchy button presses.
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