Daily Telegraph Editorial Board Opinion and Bible Quote
The text presents the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus on opinions and features a Bible verse from Romans. It notes the publication's position as authored by the editorial leadership, with Steve Smith as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
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Daily Telegraph
Editorials Highlight AEP Support for Mercer County Industry
AEP's plan to lend about 35000 annually for up to three years funds an industrial shell building under Mercer County Development Authority. The project aims to recruit manufacturers by providing essential site access, infrastructure, and workforce. Local business help signals a shared commitment to growth and stronger economy.
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Merican Electric Power
Mercer County
AEP
Smokeless Tobacco Debate Highlights Health Warnings
The discussion centers on smokeless tobacco and a proposed tax. Public education efforts emphasize chemical contents used in embalming and higher nicotine addiction than cigarettes. Supporters argue price hikes could be unnecessary if consumers accept the harm.
Unpredictable March weather and the coming of spring
The piece reflects on March’s volatile weather driven by the jet stream, notes Daylight Saving Time’s approach, and recalls the Blizzard of 1993 in Four Seasons Country. It highlights March’s lack of national holidays but points to local past storms, school closures, and a wrap of snow stories from the Daily Telegraph.
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Gulf of Mexico
Canada
East River Mountain
Bluefield
Endar
Mars
Four Seasons
West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Bill Archer
Sue Richmond
Teddy Paynter
Bluefield Avenue
Veterans Tax Exemption Proposal Envisions Service Based Scale
Letters to the editor discuss a proposed amendment to grant a tax exemption to all military veterans. The plan would set the exemption by multiplying years of active service by a percentage between three and five percent, creating a tiered relief based on service duration.
West Virginia debated military retirement tax and ballot amendment
A reader notes HB 4023 to exempt military retirement income from personal income tax remains in committee, while HJR 105 seeks a constitutional amendment to grant veterans a tax exemption based on active service years. The writer urges lawmakers to consider public input and questions the omission of state employee exemptions. The letter also condemns large political signs and calls for voluntary restraint.
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Susan Gullion
House
West Virginia
Bush’s emergence questions what he stands for in 2000 race
Washington observers question George W. Bush after Super Tuesday as polls show John McCain beating Gore while Bush falters. He promotes a large tax cut and faith-based aid but lacks a clear governing vision beyond reform and winning. His charm and cross party appeal hide a cautious, dynastic path with limited policy depth.
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McCain
Gore
Bush
Texas
George W. Bush
Arizona
John McCain
al Gore
Jdt
Wferriessen
Maryland
Willy Horton
White House
South Carolina
Michigan
New York
Pat Robertson
GOP
Republicans
Republican Party
Political contacts for West Virginia and surrounding states
A detailed roll of lawmakers and offices including WV Senators Anderson Bailey Ball Fanning Compton Flanigan Frederick Sparks Staton Wills Wright Yeager plus US Senators Robb Warner Byrd Rockefeller and Representatives Boucher Rahall with district and capitol office addresses phone and fax numbers. Also lists Virginia legislators Puckett Stump Tate and federal offices in Richmond DC and cap offices in Charleston WV and Beckley WV.
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Leonard W. Anderson
D-Mercer
P.O. Box
Athens
Charleston
John Pat Fanning
D-Mcdowell
US Rt
Jaeger
Mary Pearl Compton
D-Monroe
Union
Richard D. Flanigan
Don Morgan
Princeton
Eustace Frederick
Mountain View Ave
Bluefield
Joe Sparks
D-Wyoming
Pineville
Rick Staton
Wyoming
Mullens
Mark E. Wills
Mercer
Hale Ave
Lacy Wright Jr
Welch
Emily W. Yeager
U.S
Charles S. Robb
Russell Building
Richmond
D.C
John W. Warner
Robert C. Byrd
Hart Building
Washington, DC
Jay Rockefeller
Hart Senate
Fox
Capitol St
Frederick
Rick) Boucher
Rayburn House
Nick J. Rahall
Rayburn Building
Main St
Beckley
Federal St
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Congress
Steve Smith
Thomas A. Colley
Christ
Mother Nature
Larry Hypes
Graham High School
Larry
New Hampshire
Washington
Tom Czarnik
United Way of the
Virginias
Mercer Mall
First Century Bank
Mercer County Fellowship
United Way
Daddy
Keith H. Campbell
Mercer County Fellowship Home, Inc
Jack Anderson
Douglas Cohn
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Virginia
Senate
Phillip Puckett
Lebanon
Capitol
Jackie T. Stump
Oakwood
John Harvey Tate Jr
Marion