Earl the Squirrel learns mascots' heat and humor
Greg Jordan recalls his brief stint as Earl the Squirrel at a Wood Science Center event. He describes wearing a heavy Smokey the Bear style costume in muggy heat, dealing with a chocolate mishap, a buzzing yellow jacket, and smiling kids, noting why mascots endure the heat for crowds.
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Earl the Squirrel
Concord University
Robert C. Byrd Wood Science Center
Gardner
Smokey the Bear
Tree
Darth Vader
Smokey
Earl
M&m
John Nelson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sarah Dalton
Princeton Times
Wood Products
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Staff List and Bible Verse
The listing shows Darryl Hudson as Publisher News Editor Andy Patton as Sports Editor Brian Woodson Samantha Perry as Managing Editor Bill Archer Charles Owens as Senior Editor and City Editor. A biblical verse from Psalms 94 9 AKJV is quoted.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Bill Archer Charles Owens
Mercer County joins Appalachia HIDTA in fight against drugs
U S Rep Nick Rahall announced Mercer County is approved for inclusion in the Appalachia HIDTA. The designation expands federal resources and information sharing with local law enforcement to combat prescription drug abuse and trafficking in southern West Virginia. Putnam County also approved expanding WV HIDTA counties to 11.
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Mercer County
Appalachia
West Virginia
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Rahall
Putnam County
Mercer
Boone
Cabell
Kanawha
Lincoln
Logan
Mason
McDowell
Mingo
Putnam
Wayne
Jay Rockefeller
Office of National Drug Control Policy
West Virginia State Police
Tim Bradley
Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Hidta
Camping prediction labeled fraud prompts call for action
A reader denounces Harold Camping of Oakland for predicting doomsday on May 21 and later October 21, calling his math faulty and accusing him of greed and deception. The letter argues for accountability, a possible class action, and defrocking if licensed to preach, urging readers to study the Bible and rely on Matthew 24:36.
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Harold Camping
Oakland
Calif
USA Today
Daily Telegraph invites public letters on issues
The Daily Telegraph invites readers to send letters on matters of public interest. Letters must include the writer's signature address and phone number and can be emailed to editor bottonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Gates bluntly warns NATO shortfalls loom over alliance
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticizes NATO's military performance and European political will. He cites Afghanistan and Libya as failing missions, calls for reduced U S spending, and warns of a dim future for the transatlantic alliance. He notes low allied participation and air center inefficiencies while urging firmer U S commitment only to defend capable partners.
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NATO
Brussels
Gates
CIA
Leon Panetta
U.S
Afghanistan
Libya
United States
Texas A&m University
George W
Europe
Bob Gates
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