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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2001
Page
4
A newspaper editorial notes the US First Amendment provisions on religion and press and speech rights. It asserts the consensus views of the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board and lists Gary Adkisson and Thomas A Colley as publisher and executive editor. It also cites a Bible quote from Psalms 19 14.
The Virginia Education Association warns Gov. Jim Gilmore and the General Assembly that unresolved budget delays risk fewer textbooks, larger classes, and teacher exodus. If unresolved, a 2000 budget becomes the 2001 budget, cutting per pupil funding below inflation and delaying teacher raises. The VEA urges a special session to resolve the crisis.
Feet Megann, a longtime literacy tutor, trains adults to read and write with sensitivity. Since 1985 she has helped over 125 learners, emphasizing privacy and one on one instruction, often to obtain a driver's license. Local program in Mercer County calls for volunteers with scheduled workshops and call numbers.
A Mercer County couple writes that parents must collaborate with schools rather than rely on bonds alone. They fault apathy, warn of rising taxes, and warn that losing educated residents threatens future economic stability. They advocate broad involvement in planning and support for a well rounded education with arts and technology.
West Virginia legislators halfway through the 2001 session confronted proposals to regulate gray video poker machines with a multi tier licensing plan and to tax smokeless tobacco at 25 percent wholesale. Senate opposition persists despite House support. The session also advanced an Alzheimer's respite program, tougher litter penalties, more substitute teaching for retired teachers, and a Sunday hunting push. Lawmakers toured Mount Olive prison and heard state officials push 4 billion in revenue bonds to address pension liabilities.
After gun owners won a congressional victory the push to shield kids shifts. Texas lawmakers discuss arming teachers and principals, with Front Sight offering training. Meanwhile senators face health rumors and a space debris forecast raises safety questions about the Mir station.
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