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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2017
Page
4
A local shopper vents about big box stores long lines and weather while noting dislike of babies and praising community merchants. He reflects on welfare jobs economic development and the drug crisis as he drives home along Route 52 in a commentary styled piece by Samantha Perry, editor of the Daily Telegraph.
The listing names Randy Mooney as News Editor and Andy Patton as Publisher with Samantha Perry as Editor and Assistant Managing Editor. Charles Owens and Brian Woodson are noted among the staff. The page includes a biblical quote about help from the Lord.
Senators Manchin Kaine Warner Casey and Brown urge full funding for 28 black lung clinics in 15 states. The clinics provide screenings medical care and help miners obtain benefits for a disease caused by long term coal dust exposure. They argue clinics are lifelines for retired miners in need of top level care.
L Marshall Washington petitions legislators to avoid state budget reductions for higher education in 2018. He warns a 33 million dollar cut would devastate colleges, disrupt classes, financial aid, and regional economic development in southern West Virginia, urging lawmakers to consider citizens over politics.
Mark I West recalls how his father read aloud the Sunday comics, a habit sparked by listening to Mayor LaGuardia during the 1945 newspaper strike. The piece highlights literacy benefits of reading aloud and urges fathers to share stories with their children this Father’s Day.
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