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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1997
Page
6
A bundle of editorial note and a Bible verse. The piece presents the editorial board's consensus on general opinions and includes Psalms 100 4 as a quoted verse.
Editorial notes May price declines, 4.8 percent May unemployment, and 5.8 percent first quarter growth as signals an economy slowing to robust but stable levels. It argues sustained gains rely on freeing social blessings through efficient action without expansive government control, and questions the belief in government-driven progress.
Bill Archer recalls a punishing 55 000 pound haul to Hampton Roads with a Freightliner stuck in red Virginia sand. After a roadside rescue by local neighbors, tow trucks, and a river bank detour, the journey ends with a repaired axle and a claim of having visited Norfolk before.
Evelyn B. Dodge of Baltimore writes a letter defending West Virginians after a national television figure compared McVeigh defense to climbing West Virginia mountains. She recounts family history near Nemours and criticizes the implied insult to West Virginians by a prominent lawyer. She urges reconsideration of such comments.
Walter R. Mears analyzes how sweeping 1970s campaign reforms failed to curb money in politics. Supreme Court rulings and loopholes allowed soft money and PACs to proliferate, while public financing remains fragile and limited. Despite calls for constitutional change, reforms stall amid partisan debate and incremental proposals.
West Virginia lawmakers debate continuing ARC funding as they push for a better connector road system linking Charleston to Martinsburg and other regions. Gov Underwood urged upgrading key highways to boost coal shipping, tourism, and state unity while expressing interest in completing Corridor H and river dock access.
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