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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1998
Page
4
The piece presents a reproduction of a constitutional passage on freedoms of religion speech press assembly and petition. It notes the columns reflect the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus with Steve Smith as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor. It ends with today’s Bible verse about laying up goods and the warning that one’s life may be demanded that night.
Editorial argues the fate of Bluefield downtown hinges on those willing to take risks. It highlights Bluefield projects transforming Bland Street bus terminal into Interior Motives and a former furniture store into a business incubator. Plans to convert Bluefield Sanitarium to low income housing are praised as steps forward. It calls officials to remove unsafe, deteriorated buildings and buckling sidewalks on lower Russell Street.
Letters praise community helpers and note the 60th year of Bible In The Schools in Mercer County West Virginia. The fundraiser for the 1997 1998 school year requires 205000 dollars for 12 schools 2516 students and five teachers but faces a 40500 dollar shortfall. Tax deductible contributions can be mailed to Bible In The Schools P O Box 543 Bluefield WV 24701 signed Wayne Pelts Chairman Board of Directors.
Bill Archer lauds Patty Wilkinson at the Greater Bluefield Chamber dinner for driving the Nash Exhibit at the West Virginia Science Center. Nasar’s book A Beautiful Mind sparked local pride and focus on Bluefield’s Nobel laureate, with Wilkinson receiving the 1998 Hamilton Award for volunteer leadership.
In a Senate debate ahead of President Clinton’s China visit, Democrats push engagement while Republicans warn of hollow policy and increased sanctions. Amid 75 bills and 10 committees probing U S China ties, bipartisan calls urge restraint on punitive measures as Congress weighs renewal of normal trade status and Tiananmen Square visit.
Demographers warn of a 77 million strong baby boom, but the cohort spans vast differences in religion, ethnicity, education, and income. Two couples exemplify diverse paths. policy makers face shaping varied lifecare plans as older Americans become the largest societal group. The boomers do not march to a single drum.
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