Scammers target Virginia and beyond in evolving schemes
A Tazewell County advisory warns residents of fresh scam tactics aimed at exploiting sympathy and personal data. The piece details impersonation emails from jailed or stranded loved ones, prize and lottery grabs, Social Security or bank verification scams, fake bank sites, and a spring paving scam. It urges verification with police and cautious sharing of information, noting criminals adapt as regions shift. Greg Jordan, Daily Telegraph senior reporter.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Personnel and Editorial Staff
Publisher Darryl Hudson leads the Bluefield Daily Telegraph with Samantha Perry as News Editor and Andy Patton as Senior Editor for Sports. Brian Woodson serves as City Editor while Bill Archer and Charles Owens are listed among staff amid a quoted biblical verse.
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Public Hearing Tonight on Princeton City Hall Move Bond
Residents speak tonight at 6 30 p m at the Princeton Municipal Building about a proposed 2 5 million bond to buy and renovate the former First Community Bank Building on Mercer Street into a new city hall The plan would place debt with the building commission and lease the building to the city with payments estimated over 15 to 25 years.
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Pain at the pump editorial reply from Bluefield reader
A Bluefield Virginia reader rejects the Obama energy policy and Rockefeller calls to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as ineffective. The signer accuses Democrats in Congress of partisan alignment and urges voters to elect a new president and lawmakers who act rather than talk.
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Readers urged to send letters to Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph invites public opinion on issues through letters to the editor. Letters must include the writer’s signature, address, and phone number, and should be sent by email to editor at badtonline.com.
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Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan War Turmoil Reaches Turning Point
The piece traces a decade of Afghan war losses and U S efforts to win hearts and minds, highlighting protests, violence, and a controversial Quran burning that experts say undermined U S aims. It questions Pentagon findings and the Obama administration's urgency in presenting an official account, while recalling Cold War era U S strategies and militant education reforms.
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Hearts and minds in Afghanistan echo through decades
A recount traces U S and Afghan efforts from 1980s hearts and minds programs in Afghanistan to 2012 scrutiny over Qur’an burnings at Parwan detention center. It notes missteps, blunt judgments, and ignored procedures guiding book incineration and the resulting unrest, with Karzai's shifting stance and Pentagon hesitancy.
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