Remembering Apollo 11 and stargazing memories across years
The author recalls the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing as a child and reflects on evolving astronomy from black and white TV to discovering exoplanets. They recount stargazing at Concord and Marshall Universities, meteors, a falling satellite, and a dramatic lunar halo, linking past wonder to future cosmic questions.
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Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Karen
Walter Cronkite
Armstrong
Cronkite
Marshall University
Huntington
Earth
Kanawha Valley
Montgomery
Charleston
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff Listing
The notice lists the paper's staff including News Editor Andy Patton Sports Editor George Thwaites and Asst Managing Editor Charles Owens with a biblical verse cited from Psalms 37 5.
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Andy Patton
Charles Owens George Thwaites
All-In-Storage opens on US Route 52 near Bluefield for ATV storage
The new 14 acre climate controlled facility beside the former Fairmont Supply site offers over 400 interior storage units and separate bays for side by sides, RVs and boats to support Hatfield McCoy Trail visitors. Owners Gordon and Danny Lusk say the site meets growing tourism needs as gas prices climb and long hauls with trailers become costly. Local officials note the project helps both tourists and residents by expanding storage options and reviving an empty building.
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Bluefield
Gordon Lusk
Danny Lusk
Fairmont Supply
Jeff Lusk
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
Lake Norman
North Carolina
U.S. Route 52
Mercer County
Hatfield-MceCoy
Letters Argue Against AR Style Weapons
Douglas Smith of Princeton urges readers to stop babies from being killed and questions the need for AR 15 style rifles. He contrasts hunting with civilian use, warns about the human damage, and cites the device’s war origins.
The Daily Telegraph Letters to the Editor Policy
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces it will publish letters on public interest topics. Letters must include the writer’s signature to be considered for publication, submitted by mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P.O. Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701 or by email to editor bdtonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Texting and writing skills across generations
The piece argues texting may hinder formal writing in Gen Alpha by normalizing texting language, with data from Common Sense Media and CDC on device use and teen injuries. It urges limits on cellphone time, more face to face dialogue, and emphasis on formal language to prepare a capable future workforce.
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Generation Alpha
Gen Z
Common Sense Media
Online
Tech Dictionary
Webopedia
U.S. Department
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Alpha
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