From coalfield days to color cinema in Bluefield
Larry Hypes, a Daily Telegraph columnist at Tazewell High School, recalls the midcentury Bluefield area era when coal mining dominated life. He paints a portrait of labor, farms, and social change from black and white theaters to gradual civil rights seating shifts, and the enduring family labor that kept communities going.
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Daily Telegraph
Lavon
Princeton
Canary
Richlands
Clinch
Tazewell
Bluefield
Granada
Avenue
Pocahontas
Buchanan County
Matoaka
Bluewell
Abbs Valley
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Local Bluefield News Staff Listing
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph names Randy Mooney as News Editor and Sam Perry as Sports Editor. Publisher is Andy Patton with Brian Woodson and Charles Owens among senior editors and staff. The scripture quote precedes the masthead.
Obama Budget Signals Partisan Clash Over Growth and Deficit
President Obama unveiled a 3.9 trillion dollar budget framed as a growth plan despite GOP objections. The plan seeks higher taxes on hedge funds and the self employed to fund expanded tax credits for low income workers and increased infrastructure spending. On immigration and unemployment benefits, Obama’s proposals face stiff House resistance while urging quick action on projects and revenue to bolster jobs.
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Obama
Democratic Party
Congress
House
John A. Boehner
Washington
U.S
America
Los Angeles Times
MCT Information Services
Electoral College and morality in midterm voting faith note
Barry Duncan of Princeton questions the U S Electoral College and popular vote in a letter praising the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. He asserts the college holds final say on the presidency, rails against immorality, cites Galatians 6 7 8 and invokes God driven rights, pondering government by the people.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Barry Duncan
Princeton
Letters to the editor on public matters invite signatures
The Daily Telegraph requests letters on public issues and will publish those with the writer’s signature address and phone number. Submit your opinion about a public matter by email to editor bdtonlire.com for consideration.
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Daily Telegraph
Obama's dreamy policies blamed for Ukraine crisis
Jay Ambrose argues Obama missteps fuel Putin's aggression and Russia's revival echoes the Cold War. He contends sanctions should bite harder, energy leverage should be used, and US policy must show resolve beyond talk, warning of renewed global tension if passivity persists.
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Syria
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