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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 2001
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents its stance on free speech press and assembly. Included are a Bible verse attribution and signatures from Gary Adkisson and Thomas A Colley. The column lays out editorial opinions on liberty and public discourse.
The piece commends Tazewell County leaders for a tough anti drug campaign against the OxyCotin crisis in Southwest Virginia. It notes rising tip lines and charges against dealers, likens the fight to extinguishing a forest fire, and highlights billboard education efforts led by Sheriff H S Caudill and Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee.
Omar J. Aboulhosn of Princeton WV writes in strong support of the March 10 Mercer County School Bond Issue. He argues the bond funds will modernize air conditioning, wiring, and facilities, benefiting students, families, and the broader community while protecting homestead exemptions and spurring local business growth.
The Bluefield Rescue Squad and Princeton Rescue Squad have a strengthened working relationship as PRS recovers from problems. BRS will bill PRS for a few weeks while PRS catches up and implements a new computer system. Both squads already back each other up and continue to serve the public jointly.
The Institute of Medicine faulted U S health care as poor and frustrating for patients and clinicians. It found long lags for breakthroughs nine week biopsy waits and scattered medical records. Recommendations call for a $1 billion overhaul over three to five years, patient controlled records, electronic communications, national standards for 15 diseases, and greater use of technology.
A reader emails from the Daily Telegraph reflecting on leaving West Virginia in 1953. He notes he has built a successful life elsewhere, maintains good friends there, and visits relatives yearly, while observing that little changes back home.
A West Virginian expresses strong support for improving roads and adding an airport to attract talent and jobs. The writer urges leaders to embrace Homer Hickam's views, criticizing current politicians and lamenting the state’s economic decline while noting personal ties to WV and reluctance to relocate.
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