Daily Telegraph Editorial Board Readers’ Bible Quote Note
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SummerFest 94 Celebrates Community Spirit and Global Ties
The sixth annual SummerFest opens today and runs through Sunday featuring Catalinas concert, James H. Drew carnival, live radio remotes, Civil War Living Encampment, car show, talent and firefighter contests, Shag and pie throwing contests, gospel sing and more. It showcases volunteerism and chamber outreach, plus Sister City links with Lithgow Australia illustrating shared values across distances and the world becoming smaller through people from diverse walks of life.
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Neeton
The
Catalinas
James H. Drew
Waey 96
Princeton
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Lithgow
Australia
Gerard Martin
Greater Lithgow
New South Wales
Sister City
Batter Beating Voices Call for Action on Domestic Violence
Shirl, a former battered wife, speaks of fear and resilience after an October 1993 911 tape from Nicole Simpson’s pleas. The Mercer County scene notes patterns of abuse, barriers for victims, and local shelters in Beckley and Bishop Va, with help lines and a Domestic Violence Task Force guiding victims toward safety.
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Shirl
Nicole Simpson
O.J. Simpson
911
Beckley
Bishop Va
Sheriff's Department
Mercer County
Family Connection
Craig Hammond
Union
Allen Hammond
Disney park clash over Virginia history and public funds
Leonard E. Larsen argues that a proposed American history theme park by Disney would amount to a lavish spectacle of wealth and influence. He depicts rich Hollywood backers facing established Virginia landowners in Northern Virginia, with taxpayers pressured to fund roads and infrastructure for the project amid accusations of public financial capture.
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Ashington
Goprinso
Northern V
Hollywood
Virginia Hunt Country
Agen
Virginia
Disney
George Allen
Doug Wilder
Michael D. Eisner
Disney Park
U.S. Treasury
Manassas Battleground
Robert E. Lee
Congress
General Lee
Washington
Smoker rights clash over bill to ban public smoking
A reader questions branding smokers as criminals while arguing against H.R. 3434. The letter asserts the measure would ban indoor and outdoor smoking, grills, and even burning leaves, and claims government suppression of truth and moral decay alongside calls to stop the bill.
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Henry Waxman
Man Guilty of Killing Baby Gets Two Years Probation
A reader laments a court action where a man who killed his 13 month old son received two years probation. The note questions evidence of value placed on a child's life versus adult life and the justice system's handling.
Somalia lessons for Haiti echo in Clinton plan
Washington grapples with Haiti intervention after two years of failed diplomacy. CIA reports on Somalia warn defeating Haiti's ruling elite would be easy, but establishing lasting democracy poses the real challenge. Warnings focus on Aidid's opportunism, famine, and the risks of overstretch. Jack Anderson and Michael Einstein.
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Ashington
Clinton
Minstraton
Haiti
Mohammed Farah Aidid
United States
Jean- Bertrand Aristide
Congress
Capitol Hill
Central Intelligence Agency
Somalia
CIA
Aidid
Mohammed Siad Barre
Aristide
Malia
U.S
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