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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2000
Page
4
A Daily Telegraph column presents a Bible verse Ezekiel 18 4 and editorial board consensus statement on constitutional principles. The piece cites the prayer book and asserts the editorial stance of publisher Steve Smith and executive editor Thomas A Colley.
Esteemed coach Merrill Gainer, a Bluefield legend, died after a heart attack in Martinsburg. From 1959 to 1967 his football teams posted an 87 6 1 record for a 93 percent winning rate, while he instilled a standard of excellence that shaped players, assistants, the school, and the community.
Proponents urge full turnout for today’s 4 to 8 p.m. King Coal Highway hearing at Bluefield High School auditorium. K A Ammar Jr began pushing for the project in the late 1970s and 1980s, with the city supporting a route linking King Coal to John Nash Boulevard. Mayor Nelson Walker calls for citizen support of the preferred alternative.
Susan Gullion argues that West Virginia should end state income taxes on military pensions to attract retirees. Citing 1988 Supreme Court logic and Virginia’s 1994 shift, the writer promotes tax exemption to draw veterans who would start high tech businesses and create community economic benefits.
A reader criticizes the governor and Health Care Authority for neglecting southern West Virginia. The letter urges bluefield regional and UVA partnership as a more affordable option for a heart center, arguing against a for profit Raleigh County facility and questioning access to care for residents in Kanawha County to Bluefield. The writer laments political decisions and references Mountaineer spirit and Interstate 77.
Dr. Jerry Beasley of Concord College urges refinement of Senate Bill 653 to address funding inequities that undervalue West Virginia students. He notes potential savings from new master's programs and stresses collaboration with Bluefield State and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College while anticipating a conference committee to resolve final details.
A compilation of office addresses and phone fax numbers for state senators and delegates in West Virginia and Virginia. Includes Leonard W. Anderson Billy Wayne Bailey Homer K. Ball John Pat Fanning Mary Pearl Compton Richard D. Flanigan Eustace Frederick Joe Sparks Rick Staton Mark E. Wills Lacy Wright Jr Emily W. Yeager Phillip Puckett Jackie T. Stump John Harvey Tate Jr with Capitol and home offices and toll free lines.
A compiled catalog of U S senators and representatives with office addresses and phone numbers. Names include Robb Warner Byrd Rockefeller Fox Boucher Rahall and Rahall offices in Beckley Bluefield Beckley WV and Charleston WV with congressional districts 9th and others.
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