Lullaby of West Virginia Scenes and Granny’s Beans
A lyrical sketch of Appalachian summers in West Virginia. Samantha Perry notes how snapping beans and corn bread evoke Grandma’s memory, mountains, and family rituals. The piece blends place, culture, and a motherly legacy with quiet nostalgia.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Masthead
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including News Editor Samantha Perry Editor Andy Patton Assistant Managing Editor Charles Ov Sports Editor George Thwaites and features the proverb quote from Proverbs 10 9 AKJV. The note identifies editorial roles and the paper’s religious quotation.
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Reconnecting McDowell marks years of joint efforts and progress
A decade plus of public private collaboration in McDowell County shows ongoing impact on education wellbeing and housing. The Reading Opens the World project delivered 40000 books to Welch and the Renaissance Village 20 unit apartment complex for teachers and workers opened with a $9 million funding package including grants loans and tax credits. Leaders including AFT officials Senator Manchin Governor Justice praised the effort as a model of community driven improvement.
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Gas prices, politics, and a hit-and-run case headline
Reader letters accuse Democrats and praise Biden amid reports of gas prices rising past five dollars. A McDowell County woman faces sentencing in a fatal hit and run involving a two year old, with critics calling the punishment inadequate and demanding reform.
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Editorials and reader comments on energy, economy and policy
A compilation of reader opinions reacting to a Princeton public hearing on Appalachian Power rate hikes, Biden energy policy, West Virginia cash for workers, and debates over government aid, prices, and population policy. Readers clash over gas prices, inflation, and the role of corporations and government.
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The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics and requires the writer's signature for publication. Submissions may be mailed to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1599 Bluefield WY 24701 or emailed to editor bdtonline com.
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