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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1997
Page
4
The piece presents the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus on opinions in the columns with Steve Smith and Thomas A Colley credited as Publisher and Executive Editor. It also includes a Bible quote from Luke about the risen Christ, framed as today’s Bible quote.
The Princeton Devil Rays, Tampa Bay minor league affiliate, open at home tonight at 7 p.m. against the Bluefield Orioles. Free admission courtesy of Citizens Communications. Tampa Bay owner Vincent J. Naimoli will be in town, a rare visit in Princeton’s decade of pro baseball.
The Summerfest 1997 banner rises as crowds plan a lively weekend of entertainment. A Beatles tribute concert starts tonight at 8 p.m. with festivities including a beauty pageant car show and pepper eating contest scheduled across Friday Saturday and Sunday.
The four day West Virginia State Folk Festival opens in Glenville with music storytelling square dancing and a spelling bee. Traditional mountain crafts artisans and a banjo driven heritage highlight the event which runs through Sunday ending at Job's Temple. Glenville to Bluefield travel time and contact details are provided.
A WV reader laments veterans funeral neglect after Korean War service and questions VFW and Air Force support. The letter also questions local police protection citing a ride home turned jail and critiques lack of responsible drunk driving enforcement.
Cal Thomas argues racism is not the primary issue shaping Black outcomes. He cites rising father absence, crime, and education as key factors, urging focus on personal responsibility, faith, and school choice rather than government programs. He highlights middle-class Black gains and calls for private solutions over affirmative action.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Pat Robertson met to discuss selling Robertson’s Family Channel to Murdoch’s empire. They debated venue, with a Fort Dix chapel chosen, and weighed program changes and a potential 1.9 billion offer amid mutual bargaining and tension.
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