Health campaign should be compassionate about obesity
The article argues for kinder, practical health messaging on obesity. It notes obesity rates, costs, and health risks while criticizing blunt judgments toward individuals. Readers are urged to balance promoting healthier menus and regular exercise with sensitivity to those struggling with weight. Samantha Perry urges supportive approaches.
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Tommy Thompson
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Clerical Editors Quote Biblical Verse in Editorial Note
Executive editors Samantha Perry and Thomas A Colley of Cluefield Baily Telegraph publish a brief editorial containing a quoted biblical verse about becoming like children to enter the kingdom of heaven. The note frames a message of humility and faith from the Buss department.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Anti drug ads shown to cut teen drug use
A survey for the Partnership for a Drug Free America finds teens who see anti drug messages daily are less likely to use methamphetamine Ecstasy or marijuana. Daily exposure reduces meth use by about 40 percent Ecstasy by about 30 percent and marijuana by about 15 percent. The ads are produced for the White House and are described as effectively saving lives.
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Partnership For A Drug Free America
White House
Letters: Comp rates crush small West Virginia business
Georganna Caffee, VP of American Block and Eastern Vault in Princeton, laments rising workers' compensation rates. She notes 4.39% to 6.36% and 8.12% to 11.26% of gross payroll, calling legislators anti business and predicting a welfare state if trends continue. She warns of potential 15% surcharge and urges state action.
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West Virginia
Letters to the Editor policy at Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Public notice invites short letters on matters of public interest for publication. Must include signature address and phone number. Names not withheld. Mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Weather and schedules bite local farmers hard
Susan Gullion writes that a wet spring disrupts farming calendars, delaying hay cutting, fertilizing, and breeding. Backed by mud, rain, and cold, farmers face repeated losses as pasture and crop quality decline, with effects expected to linger for years.
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