Initiation under floodwaters as telegraph crew battles ice and mud
Daily Telegraph reporter Mark Blevins details a harsh two weekend flood assignment in Mercer and Tazewell counties. Eric DiNovo and John Nelson navigated high water, ice, and mud while editors coordinated coverage. Neighbors aided get crews back to Bluefield as rivers rose and homes flooded.
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Daily Telegraph
Eric DiNovo
Tazewell
Buchanan
Route 19
Lake Bottom
Mercer ‘County
Eric
Richlands
Bluefield
Harm’s Way
Andy Patton
Mercer County
John Nelson
Athens
Stafford Drive
Andy
Samantha Perry
Charles Owens
Local Bluefield Telegraph Leaders Named
The Bluefield Baily Telegraph lists Samantha Perry Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd and Thomas A Colley as executive and managing editors with the paper’s faith based biblical quote referencing Cain and sin.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Redd
The cost of war and budget questions for Bush
The article outlines estimates for a war with Iraq costing at least 60 to 95 billion over six months with other aid to Turkey and Middle Eastern partners. It notes critics demanding accountability, Bush’s tax cuts, and the broader deficit outlook exceeding 300 billion this year and next, raising questions on how to pay for the war and reconstruction.
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Bush
Iraq
Congress
Turkey
Jordan
Israel
Egypt
Senate
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
OMB
Daniels
Byrd
Lawrence Lindsey
White House
Saddam
United States
Britain
Bush Administration
Wall Street
Letters on workers' comp abuse and grandmother's benefit
A granddaughter walters concern over workers' compensation. She notes her 61 year old grandmother with fibromyalgia relies on the check after her husband died on the job. The writer urges the legislature to fix abuses and protect those who truly need benefits.
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West Virginia
Alicia Shagoury
Numbers and leadership in a country of 535 souls
Jim Davidson argues that 40 million Americans have criminal records, equating Congress with a 500 plus employee company. He urges voters to demand leaders with character and integrity, noting corruption and influence peddling as harms. He cites JFK and invites contact at 2 Bentley Drive, Conway, Arkansas.
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United States Congress
Jesus
John F Kennedy
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
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Mark Blevins
Mark
Blevins
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Thomas A. Colley
Cain
Randy Deason
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