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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2000
Page
4
The piece presents the editorial board's consensus on published opinions in the columns below. It includes a Bible verse from Hebrews 3 14 and credits Steve Smith as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
Editorial urges fair health funding for Mercer County residents criticizing uneven per capita contributions by Princeton and Bluefield compared with the county. It praises county officials for seeking state emergency funds while aligning with city leaders that costs should be shared equally per resident, not by entity, and notes discussions over several years.
In a debate on gun policy Democrats Bradley and Gore call for mandatory or broad use of child safety locks on new handguns and registering unregistered guns, while Republicans Bush and McCain push voluntary locks with cautions about overall responsibility and effectiveness.
A musician recalls misplacing a sound track tape before a Washington trip to cover a congressional hearing. He describes frantic searching, plans to rehearse with Karl Miller, and reflects on memory limits, daily clutter, and practical fixes while noting local interviews and community figures.
Greg Jordan recalls a day mixing classroom talks on Dr Seuss with a Mercer County crime update. Detective Beasley and Bailey briefed on burglaries as a young suspect was arrested and property recovered, amid a school birthday party scene and unexpected shifts in daily reporting.
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