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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2001
Page
4
The piece presents the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board's consensus on current opinions from its columns. It notes a Bible quote from Matthew 17 8 and lists Gary Adkisson as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive editor.
A new coalition of Raleigh Mercer Wyoming McDowell Boone Logan Mingo Lincoln and Wayne counties aims to pool ideas and address infrastructure and development needs. Leaders say collaboration can yield stability, stronger highways, and programs to attract businesses and residents, outweighing short term competition.
In Charleston Caperton, visiting for the Business and Industrial Development Group annual meeting, urged state business leaders to emphasize what the state does well and build on assets. He criticized a Mac Holladay report claiming WV’s economy is decades from improvement, saying it does not show the state’s strengths or vision and urged focus on what West Virginia has to offer and how to use it.
Charles Owens reports on War as it celebrates the rededication of its rebuilt octagonal library section after a year of fires, donations, and community effort. The town also advances plans for a new fire department while thanking volunteers and regional fire units. The story highlights resilience and a hopeful ending.
In a letter section the writer laments the lack of strong leaders in American politics, cites Theodore Roosevelt and George McGovern as ideals, blasts campaign finance, and urges support for the McCain Feingold reform. The piece notes Senate floor action, cloture votes, and concerns about elected officials beholden to moneyed interests. A second letter questions Mercer County school bond concerns and tax burdens on fixed incomes, blaming wealthier residents for higher taxes while the poor grow poorer.
A United Seniors Association poll shows seniors broadly support the Bush tax cuts and oppose tying them to Medicare cuts. Republicans and independents endorse urgent, across the board tax relief, while Democrats doubt Congress will act decisively.
The 2000 census reports nearly 7 million Americans identify as multiracial as the first year the option to claim more than one race was allowed. Minorities now make up about one third of the population, with Hispanics and Asians rising sharply. Interracial relationships have surged, and views on race vary across regions and communities.
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