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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2000
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents opinions from its columns. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas A Colley oversee the edition. Today’s Bible quote recalls the Israelites in the wilderness and God’s judgment.
Editorial urges local governments to cooperate with health care providers to determine needed services and costs. Withdrawing from the 1955 Mercer County Board of Health could reshuffle the board but not end health services. Funding remains the key issue as residents and city and county voices seek a sustainable plan and possible new governance to ensure public health.
Larry Hypes, a Graham High School teacher and Daily Telegraph columnist, reflects on the changing highway landscape from the 1920s to the present. He recalls old service stations, four lane roads, and the shift from Mom and Pop shops to modern traffic systems, noting hazards and nostalgia.
A reader from Bluefield West Virginia, Becky Amos, writes a reflective piece likening national concern to passing an accident on the road. She describes covering her face and peering through slotted fingers as a metaphor for how she has faced troubling events affecting the country.
A reader from West Virginia argues strip mining is economically irrational and devastating to the state’s beauty. They compare its harm to feeding a bomb to a baby and urge common sense over greed to protect mountains and people. They also criticize a judge, praise Play Book sports coverage, and question NCAA bracket details.
David R. Ice urges statewide Read to Me Day on April 5 2000 to boost early brain development and lifelong learning. Gov Underwood and WV Public Television sponsor the event highlighting reading with adults for 20 minutes daily.
The United States and Vietnam previewed a healing path as a high level visit in Hanoi explores nonmilitary cooperation amid wary politics. Italy faces a coffee crisis as INEI warns of eroding standards and US chains threaten traditional espresso appeal. Albany, meanwhile, pushes a bold gun control plan including a gun DNA database and safety measures to test national potential.
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