Mercer Christian Academy marks silver anniversary milestone
The Mercer Christian Academy founded in 1980 by Pastor Wallace Smith and Maranatha Baptist Church celebrates 25 years with two campuses, accreditation progress, and a growth plan. The school emphasizes Bible-centered curriculum, strong staff tenure, and high college placement, noting 1999 onward where over 40 percent of graduates began as kindergartners. Graduates pursue diverse careers including pastors, doctors, engineers, and teachers.
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Ercer Christian Academy
Wallace Smith
Maranatha Baptist Church
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Maranatha
Johnston Chapel
MCA
Mercer
Bob
Jan Wilkerson
Mercer Christian Academy
Sarah
Sharon
Bethany
Martha
American Association of Christian Schools
Stanford
William R Deason Led Bluefield Daily Telegraph News Desk
A clipped masthead note lists William Randy Deason as Publisher News Editor and Samantha Perry with executive roles. The page includes editorial attributions and a biblical selah meditation attributed to LORD, reflecting the paper’s tone and era.
War debate grows over Iraq exit strategy and 2006 timing
Congress debates the Iraq war strategy as observers cite prolonged violence and rising calls for a troop withdrawal. Rep. Walter Jones and others push a nonbinding resolution urging a homeward drawdown by October 1, 2006, while the White House resists changes to the existing plan.
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Congress
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Washington Post
White House
Walter Jones
R-N.c
Bush
U.S
Jones
Iraq
Bluefield readers praise town’s election forum and candidates
Linda Thomas of Bluefield WV commends the Bluefield South Merchants Association for a Meet the Candidates forum. She notes a large slate for the City Board, praises candidates’ talents, urges citizen involvement, and asks support for the new board to keep Bluefield alive and thriving.
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South
Bluefield
Charleston
W.va
W. Va
Linda Thomas Bluefield
Senators wealth study shows big fortunes among lawmakers
Washington bureau chief Ann McFeathers surveys financial records of U.S. senators, noting many are millionaires with assets in blind trusts and significant earnings from books, speeches, and spouses. The piece highlights several named senators, their estimated net worth ranges, and varying sources of wealth while asking what this says about politics and ethics.
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Ashington
Washington
Senate
GOP
Bill Frist
Tennessee
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Rockefellers
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Wachovia Bank
United National Bank
Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-N.y
Bill
White House
New York
Clinton
Citibank
John Kerry
Pennsylvania
Kerry
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Daniel Thyng
Princeton
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Orete Selesews
Ann McFeathers
Woo
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Evan Bayh
D-Ind
Pharmaceutical
Eli Lilly
Debbie Stabenow
D-Mich
John McCain
R-Ariz
Sam Brownback
R-Kan
Chuck Hagel
R-Neb
George Allen
R-Va
Rick Santorum
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Toledo Blade
Nationalpress
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