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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2000
Page
4
The article presents a constitutional statement on rights and a publisher and editor cue. It includes a Bible quote condemning Sodom's pride and idleness and failing to aid the poor, attributed to today’s Bible quote section.
An editorial condemns the West Virginia Legislature for rushing a 200 page higher education overhaul through with little debate. It urges Gov. Cecil Underwood to veto, arguing the plan merges boards, shifts funding to outcomes, creates a new college system, and lacks time for scrutiny. The piece calls for full debate next session and better process.
The article critiques lawmakers waiting to the final night of the session to act while television coverage looms. It notes leadership planning, a recent rise in orderly processes, a House incident with Speaker Bob Kiss and Arley Johnson, and a boycott of a one cent ad rate increase by two Charleston papers. Barbara Hawkins is senior writer for the Daily Telegraph.
In letters to the Avi Telegraph, a writer denounces oil companies for hurting workers and urges a national boycott with letters, emails, and online messages. The note cites March price increases of 18 to 32 cents and varied outlet pricing. The second part thanks West Virginia officials for naming the Rick Kephart Award and honors a legislative resolution in his memory.
A reflective column argues nations like Germany, Japan, and the United States must confront past evils to heal relations and fortify the future. It cites Pope John Paul II, Gorbachev, and historical figures, weighing genocide, the Trail of Tears, and the Civil War, then discusses strategic bombing and civilian casualties. Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn write for United Feature Syndicate.
Dale McFeathers of Scripps Howard mocks the 2000 Census rollout noting 115 million envelopes misaddressed and joking that the Postal Service read bar codes. HeQueries the long form, education questions, and race categories while lampooning the government’s motives and a hypothetical 2010 plan.
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