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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1998
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the columnist consensus on constitutional freedoms. Executive editor Thomas A Colley states the board’s stance on establishment of religion free exercise freedom of speech press and peaceful assembly and petition for redress of grievances.
Editorials note gradual influx of newcomers to rural southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia. Retirees seek slower pace and friendlier communities while economists hope for growth and new jobs. Long-time residents worry about shopping centers and roads eroding quiet life. many urge careful planning and cooperation to preserve beauty and traditions.
West Virginia students show rising basic skills test scores in all grades. Superintendent Dr Henry Marockie credits better instruction and teamwork across the education system. Parents and public support are urged to sustain progress through home learning and collaboration with teachers.
Larry Hypes recalls Graham Claytor as a railroading icon and longtime friend of steam excursion fans. He contrasts Claytor’s leadership at Southern Railway with his father’s vivid memories watching coal trains, Y-6s, and the Pocahontas Division. The piece notes Claytor’s legacy, the 611 and 1218 expeditions, and doubts about preservation after years of focus on profits.
Lydia B. Winfrey of Princeton writes to honor U S veterans including her brother Donald Brooks an 82 year old Army veteran in decline. She praises Veterans Administration care and Jim Rose WV Veterans Office for arranging his care at Barboursville Veterans Home and weekly hospital support stressing oath of office and duty to defend the Constitution.
A critical contrast highlights inventors facing higher fees and longer patent waits after Congress redirected patent fees into general revenue, while big phone companies win subsidy cuts via FCC negotiation. The piece argues incumbents secure favorable treatment through lobbyists, shaping policy at the expense of smaller inventors and the public.
The Miami Herald notes pilots nap aloft, causing safety worries as FAA and airlines confront the issue. A United flight attendant faced pushback for reporting fatigue, while an FAA administrator admits awareness but uncertainty about remedies. Human error drives about 70 percent of accidents, with fatigue contributing to half of those cases.
The Justice Department touts the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act saying 242000 handgun purchases have been blocked since 1994. Most denials came from felons or felony indictments, and officials urge Congress to make the waiting period a permanent national law to continue saving lives.
A Dallas Morning News piece riffs on the annual ranking of the world's richest, noting Bill Gates remains No. 1 at 51 billion and contrasting with John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s peak wealth, which Chernow argues dwarfed Gates when measured by era and GDP share.
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